Puman Tira

Puman Tira
Puman Tira

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°59′31″S 71°10′12″W / 13.99194°S 71.17000°W / -13.99194; -71.17000Coordinates: 13°59′31″S 71°10′12″W / 13.99194°S 71.17000°W / -13.99194; -71.17000 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Puman Tira (Aymara puma cougar, tira cradle,[3] -n(i) a suffix, "the cradle with (or of) a puma", also spelled Pumantira) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m (16,700 ft) high . It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, on the border of the districts of Checacupe and Pitumarca. Puman Tira lies between Phatanka in the southeast and Wampuni in the northwest.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Huampuni". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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