Puncuyoc

Puncuyoc
Puncuyoc
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°05′35″S 72°16′25″W / 13.09306°S 72.27361°W / -13.09306; -72.27361Coordinates: 13°05′35″S 72°16′25″W / 13.09306°S 72.27361°W / -13.09306; -72.27361 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Puncuyoc (possibly from Quechua punku door, -yuq a suffix,[2][3] "the one with a door") is a mountain north of the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,400 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Ocobamba District. Puncuyoc lies northeast of Llaulliyoc.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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