Pumahuanca

Pumahuanca,[2][1] Pumahuanja[3] (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, wank'a rock, "puma rock")[4] or Yucay[1] is a 5,318-metre-high (17,448 ft)[3] mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, on the boundary between Calca and Urubamba provinces, northwest of Urubamba.[5] It lies northwest of Chicón and west of Capacsaya.[3]

Pumahuanca
Pumahuanja, Yucay
Pumahuanca as seen from Killaqucha northeast of it
Highest point
Elevation5,318 m (17,448 ft)
Coordinates13°11′17″S 72°08′16″W
Geography
Pumahuanca is located in Peru
Pumahuanca
Pumahuanca
Peru
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba
Climbing
First ascent1-1958 from west[1]

See also

References
  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994 "Cordillera Urubamba, Nudo Yucay: Yucay (Pumahuanca, Manuel Grau) 5650m: 1-1958 from west."
  2. Shimada, Izumi, ed. (2015). The Inka Empire: A Multidisciplinary Approach. University of Texas Press. pp. 126–127.
  3. Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. "Mapa UGEL Calca" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-15.


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