Pumasillo

Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, sillu claw, "puma claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high. Pumasillo or Sacsarayoc also refers to the whole massif. It includes the peaks Pumasillo, Sacsarayoc and Lasunayoc. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province.

Pumasillo
Pumasillo
Highest point
Elevation5,991 m (19,656 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W
Naming
English translationPuma claw
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Pumasillo
Peru
LocationCusco, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba
Climbing
First ascent1-1957 via W. ridge.[2]

References

  1. allthemountains.com Map of the Vilcabamba mountain range around Pumasillo
  2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994


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