P'umpu Q'asa

P'umpu Q'asa
P'umpu Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,169 m (16,959 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°43′35″S 72°43′28″W / 14.72639°S 72.72444°W / -14.72639; -72.72444Coordinates: 14°43′35″S 72°43′28″W / 14.72639°S 72.72444°W / -14.72639; -72.72444
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

P'umpu Q'asa (Quechua p'umpu tumor, swelling, to swell; congestion, q'asa mountain pass,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pumpujasa) is a 5,169-metre-high (16,959 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. P'umpu Q'asa lies southeast of Kimsa Chata and Puka Urqu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chulca (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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