Saywa Punta Explained

Saywa Punta
Elevation M:4900
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Wansu
Location:Peru, Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.5931°N -72.6814°W

Saywa Punta (Quechua saywa boundary stone, landmark, punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of,[2] [3] Hispanicized spelling Sayhua Punta) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4900m (16,100feet) high. It lies in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Saywa Punta is situated southwest of Hatun Qillqa.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  3. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer