Puyhuan (Ancash)

Puyhuan
Puyhuan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,980 m (16,340 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°37′59″S 77°14′45″W / 9.63306°S 77.24583°W / -9.63306; -77.24583Coordinates: 9°37′59″S 77°14′45″W / 9.63306°S 77.24583°W / -9.63306; -77.24583 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Cordillera Blanca

Puyhuan (possibly from Quechua for heart of an animal)[2] is a 4,980-metre-high (16,339 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puyhuan lies northwest of Huaracayoc, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuctu.[1][3]

Sources

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Puyhuan". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)


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