Pomanota Explained

Pomanota
Elevation M:5516
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Cusco Region, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.0719°N -70.7981°W

Pomanota (possibly from Aymara puma cougar, puma, -n(i) a suffix, uta house, "house of the puma") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5516m (18,097feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District as well as in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District.[2] Pomanota lies southeast of the Joyllor Puñuna, the highest elevation in the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), and northwest of the Jonorana.

Notes and References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Palca 2742, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province and the Carabaya Province (Cusco Region)

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