Jatun Punta Explained

Jatun Punta
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.7522°N -71.1872°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Jatun Punta (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia jatun) big, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[3] [4]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Jatun Punta lies southwest of Callangate and west Puca Punta.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Web site: Nevado Mullucocha. . IGN, Peru. January 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119082036/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=163612. January 19, 2015. dead.
  3. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. http://de.scribd.com/doc/117176164/Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash-20-Oct-06 Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash