Rocotopunta (Recuay)

Rocotopunta[1][2] (Quechua rukutu, a plant (Capsicum pubescens) and Spanish punta, a peak or ridge)[3][4][5][6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) high.[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District, northeast of Lake Querococha. Rocotopunta lies between Yanamarey Creek to the north and Conde Creek to the south.[2]

For the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaylas and Yungay, Ancash Region, Peru, see Rocotopunta.
Rocotopunta
Lake Querococha and Rocotopunta (on the right)
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates9°42′20″S 77°18′27″W 
Geography
Rocotopunta
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). 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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