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Huillopuncho

Coordinates: 14°12′34″S 70°49′14″W / 14.20944°S 70.82056°W / -14.20944; -70.82056
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Huillopuncho
Huillopuncho is located in Peru
Huillopuncho
Huillopuncho
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°12′34″S 70°49′14″W / 14.20944°S 70.82056°W / -14.20944; -70.82056
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Huillopuncho (possibly from Aymara willu (edible) cane of maize, punchu poncho)[2][3] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It lies in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated south of Surapata and southeast of Sambo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar 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)
  3. ^ Teodoro Marka M., Curso Basico de Lengua Aymara, Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara