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Mitopunta
Mitopunta is located in Peru
Mitopunta
Mitopunta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,571 m (18,278 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

Mitopunta[1] (possibly from Quechua mit'u, mitu mud, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[2][3][4] is a 5,571-metre-high (18,278 ft) mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Mitopunta lies on a sub-range west of the main range east of Huacshash. It is situated north of the Pumarinri valley.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cerro Mitopunta". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)