Huayruro Punco Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 116
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002 . Félix Layme Pairumani . January 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202830/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/ap.html . March 4, 2016 . (see: Pepa)
  3. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002 . Félix Layme Pairumani . January 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202830/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/ap.html . March 4, 2016 . (see: Pepa)
  4. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sd19-05.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)