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Jatun Punta

Coordinates: 13°45′08″S 71°11′14″W / 13.75222°S 71.18722°W / -13.75222; -71.18722
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Jatun Punta
Jatun Punta is located in Peru
Jatun Punta
Jatun Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°45′08″S 71°11′14″W / 13.75222°S 71.18722°W / -13.75222; -71.18722[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jatun Punta (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia jatun) big, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[3][4][5]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Jatun Punta lies southwest of Callangate and west Puca Punta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ "Nevado Mullucocha". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash