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Huejo (Puno)

Coordinates: 14°37′12″S 69°17′32″W / 14.62000°S 69.29222°W / -14.62000; -69.29222
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Huejo
Huejo is located in Peru
Huejo
Huejo
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°37′12″S 69°17′32″W / 14.62000°S 69.29222°W / -14.62000; -69.29222
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba

Huejo or Huecco (possibly from Aymara for a corner in a house, a mountain cove)[2] is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Huejo lies north of the mountain Riti Urmasca.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)