Apu Hirka Punta

Apu Hirka Punta
Apu Hirka Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°38′56″S 76°23′53″W / 9.64889°S 76.39806°W / -9.64889; -76.39806Coordinates: 9°38′56″S 76°23′53″W / 9.64889°S 76.39806°W / -9.64889; -76.39806
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Apu Hirka Punta (Quechua apu an Andean deity, hirka mountain, punta horn,[2][3][4] also spelled Apujirca Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Churubamba District. Apu Hirka Punta lies northwest of Saqra Waqra and south of Mach'ay.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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