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Pumasillo (Pumasillococha)

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Mountain in Peru For the mountain southeast of Chuqitakarpu on the border of the districts of Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba in the La Convencíon Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Pumasillu.
Pumasillo
Pumasillo is located in PeruPumasilloPumasilloPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)
Coordinates13°15′22″S 72°56′58″W / 13.25611°S 72.94944°W / -13.25611; -72.94944
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba

Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, sillu claw, "puma's claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,100 metres (16,732 ft). It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Pumasillo lies southwest of Choquetacarpo and Cayco at a lake named Pumasillococha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Pumasilluqucha).

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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