Huayruro Punco | |
Elevation M: | 5550 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Vilcanota |
Location: | Peru, Cusco Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -13.7919°N -71.1153°W |
Huayruro Punco (possibly from Quechua wayruru cockspur coral tree, punku servant; door, entrance, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam, Aymara wayruru red and black seeds of a plant (Abrus precatorius, Ormosia coccinea and Ormosia minor); also meaning something very beautiful,[2] punqu door, pünqu (ü stand for a long u) a heap of little stones,[3]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5550m (18,210feet) high.[4] It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[5] Huayruro Punco lies southeast of Callangate, southwest of Chumpe and north of Cóndor Tuco and Comercocha, between the Chillcamayu which originates near Huayruro Punco and the lake named Sibinacocha.