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Tuctopunta
Tuctopunta is located in Peru
Tuctopunta
Tuctopunta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,343 m (17,530 ft)
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Bolognesi Province
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca

Tuctopunta[1][2] (possibly from Quechua tuqtu broody hen, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[3][4][5] is a 5,343-metre-high (17,530 ft)[1][2] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Tuctopunta lies northwest of Tuqtu and southwest of Urwashrahu and Arhuay.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  2. ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  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
  6. ^ http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_huaraz.pdf - UGEL map of Huaraz Province (Ancash)