Pumahuanca Explained

Pumahuanca
Map:Peru
Location:Peru
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-13.1881°N -72.1378°W
Elevation M:5318
First Ascent:1-1958 from west[1]
Other Name:Pumahuanja, Yucay
Map Size:200

Pumahuanca,[2] Pumahuanja[3] (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, wank'a rock, "puma rock") or Yucay[1] is a 5318m (17,448feet) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, on the boundary between Calca and Urubamba provinces, northwest of the town of Urubamba.[4] It lies northwest of Chicón and west of Capacsaya.

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Notes and References

  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994 "Cordillera Urubamba, Nudo Yucay: Yucay (Pumahuanca, Manuel Grau) 5650m: 1-1958 from west."
  2. Book: The Inka Empire: A Multidisciplinary Approach. University of Texas Press. 2015. Shimada. Izumi. 126–127.
  3. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. Web site: Mapa UGEL Calca. 2010. Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2016-07-15.