Huampuni (mountain)

Huampuni
Huampuni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,248 m (17,218 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°57′49″S 71°10′37″W / 13.96361°S 71.17694°W / -13.96361; -71.17694Coordinates: 13°57′49″S 71°10′37″W / 13.96361°S 71.17694°W / -13.96361; -71.17694 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Huampuni (possibly from Aymara wampu boat, [2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a boat") is a 5,248-metre-high (17,218 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Huampuni lies southwest of Sibinacocha. It is situated at the bank of the Yanamayo, a left tributary of the Chillcamayu whose waters flow to the Vilcanota River.[1][3]

Huampuni is also the name of a little lake near the mountain at 13°58′03″S 71°11′01″W / 13.96750°S 71.18361°W / -13.96750; -71.18361.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Huampuni". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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