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Pumawasi (Paruro)

Coordinates: 13°53′6″S 71°52′33″W / 13.88500°S 71.87583°W / -13.88500; -71.87583
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Pumawasi
Pumawasi is located in Peru
Pumawasi
Pumawasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,427.8 m (14,527 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°53′6″S 71°52′33″W / 13.88500°S 71.87583°W / -13.88500; -71.87583
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Paruro Province
Parent rangeAndes

Pumawasi (Quechua puma cougar, puma, wasi house,[2] "puma house", Hispanicized spelling Pumahuasi) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,089 metres (13,415 ft) high. It is situated in the Paruro Province, Colcha District.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paruro Province (Cusco Region)