Saywa Punta

Saywa Punta (Quechua saywa boundary stone, landmark, punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Sayhua Punta) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It lies in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Saywa Punta is situated southwest of Hatun Qillqa.[1]

Saywa Punta
Saywa Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°35′35″S 72°40′53″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006


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