Rocotopunta

Rocotopunta[2][1] (Quechua rukutu, ruqutu a plant (Capsicum pubescens), punta peak; ridge)[3][4][5][6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,400 m (17,717 ft).[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District, and in the Yungay Province, Yungay District.[1] Rocotopunta lies west of Huandoy.[1][2]

For the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Rocotopunta (Recuay).
Rocotopunta
Rocotopunta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates9°02′17″S 77°41′07″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Sources
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Peru 1:100 000, Carhuás (19-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (five-vowel-system)
  5. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  6. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua


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