Tuctopunta
Tuctopunta[1][2] (possibly from Quechua tuqtu broody hen, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[3][4][5] is a 5,343-metre-high (17,530 ft)[1][2] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Tuctopunta lies northwest of Tuctu and southwest of Uruashraju and Arhuay.[6]
| Tuctopunta | |
|---|---|
  Tuctopunta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,343 m (17,530 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°36′15″S 77°19′10″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash, Bolognesi Province |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
References
- Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
- Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
- http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_huaraz.pdf - UGEL map of Huaraz Province (Ancash)
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