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Puma Wayin (Huallanca)

Coordinates: 10°00′06″S 76°51′42″W / 10.00167°S 76.86167°W / -10.00167; -76.86167
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Puma Wayin
Puma Wayin is located in Peru
Puma Wayin
Puma Wayin
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°00′06″S 76°51′42″W / 10.00167°S 76.86167°W / -10.00167; -76.86167
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puma Wayin (Quechua puma cougar, puma, Ancash Quechua wayi house,[2][3] "cougar house", -n a suffix, also spelled Pumahuain, Pumahuin) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District, east of Ismu Cruz.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish