Jatunñaño Punta or Jatunñano Punta (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''hatun'' (in Bolivia always ''jatun'') big, ''ñañu'' thin (cylindrical objects), slim, ''punta'' peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,) is a mountain in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ...
,
Canchis Province,
Pitumarca District
Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range lies in the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are Chumpi, Chupika, Hatun Uma, Hatun Ñañu Punta, ...
, and in the
Quispicanchi Province,
Marcapata District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)] Jatunñaño Punta lies north of the
lake Sibinacocha.
See also
*
Yayamari
References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Cusco
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