Kushuru Punta

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Kushuru Punta
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Kushuru Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 10°15′54″S77°16′30″W / 10.26500°S 77.27500°W / -10.26500; -77.27500 Coordinates: 10°15′54″S77°16′30″W / 10.26500°S 77.27500°W / -10.26500; -77.27500  
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Kushuru Punta (Ancash Quechua kushuru an edible kind of seaweed, punta peak; ridge, [2] [3] "kushuru peak (or ridge)", also spelled Cushuropunta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Cajacay District, and in the Ocros Province, Cajamarquilla District. The small lake northwest of the mountain is named Kushuruqucha ("kushuru lake", erroneously spelled Cashurococha). [1]

Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay, is a Quechua variety, spoken in the department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ocros Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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