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Puywan

Coordinates: 11°51′21″S 75°2′40″W / 11.85583°S 75.04444°W / -11.85583; -75.04444
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Puywan
Puywan is located in Peru
Puywan
Puywan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°51′21″S 75°2′40″W / 11.85583°S 75.04444°W / -11.85583; -75.04444
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Waytapallana

Puywan (Quechua for heart of an animal,[2] Hispanicized spelling Puihuan) is a mountain in the northern sector of the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Pariahuanca District, and in the Concepción Province, Comas District. Puywan lies southeast of T'illu and northeast of Ch'uspi.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.