Puscanturpa Explained

Puscanturpa
Elevation M:5400
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Huánuco Region, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-10.3672°N -76.8642°W
First Ascent:Pável Korzek and Gregar Krezal

Puscanturpa (possibly from Quechua puchka, puska spindle, -n a suffix, t'urpu pointed, sharp,) is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puscanturpa lies northwest of the lake and the mountain named Suerococha and northeast of Cuyoc.