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Apujirca Punta

Coordinates: 9°38′56″S 76°23′53″W / 9.64889°S 76.39806°W / -9.64889; -76.39806
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Apujirca Punta
Apujirca Punta is located in Peru
Apujirca Punta
Apujirca Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°38′56″S 76°23′53″W / 9.64889°S 76.39806°W / -9.64889; -76.39806
Geography
LocationHuánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Apujirca Punta (possibly from Quechua apu an Andean deity, hirka mountain, punta horn)[2][3][4] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Churubamba District. Apujirca Punta lies northwest of Sagrahuagra and south of Machay.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185