Sambo (mountain) explained

Sambo
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.1844°N -70.8619°W

Sambo (possibly from Quechua for "knock-kneed" or "a person with one black and one indigenous parent") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Sambo lies southwest of Hueco and Quellhuacota and northwest of Huillopuncho.[1]

Notes and References

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