Puyhuan | |
Elevation M: | 4980 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Cordillera Blanca |
Location: | Peru, Ancash Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | -9.6331°N -77.2458°W |
Puyhuan (possibly from Quechua for heart of an animal) is a 4980m (16,340feet) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puyhuan lies northwest of Huaracayoc, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuctu.[1] [2]