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Cuyoc (mountain)

Coordinates: 10°23′09″S 76°52′31″W / 10.38583°S 76.87528°W / -10.38583; -76.87528
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Cuyoc
Cuyoc is located in Peru
Cuyoc
Cuyoc
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,550 m (18,210 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Peru
Coordinates10°23′09″S 76°52′31″W / 10.38583°S 76.87528°W / -10.38583; -76.87528
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

Cuyoc (possibly from Quechua kuyuy to move,[2] "the one that moves"), also known as: Puyoc (possibly from Quechua phuyu cloud, -q a suffix,[2] "the cloudy one"), is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.[3] Cuyoc lies north of Pumarinri.

References

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  1. ^ "Nevado Puyoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatabo Province (Lima Region)]