Jatuncucho Explained

Jatuncucho
Map:Peru
Location:Peru, Puno Region
Elevation M:5400
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Coordinates:-14.0828°N -70.7911°W
Map Size:240

Jatuncucho (possibly from Quechua hatun big, k'uchu corner)[2] [3] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Jatuncucho lies between Pomanota in the north-west and Jonorana in the east and north-east of the mountain Cochacucho.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  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)