Puyhuan
Puyhuan is a 4,980-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puyhuan lies northwest of Huaracayoc, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuctu.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,980 metres
- Description: mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru
- Also known as: “Puywan” and “Puywan (Ancash)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yanamarey and Tuctu.
Yanamarey
Peak
Photo: Ondando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yanamarey or Yanaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,237 metres high. It is located between Recuay and Huari provinces, in Ancash.
Tuctu
Peak
Tuctu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District.
Waraqayuq
Peak
Waraqayuq or Warak'ayuq is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres high.
Puyhuan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chavín de Huantar District, Huari Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.6331° or 9° 37′ 59″ southLongitude
-77.2458° or 77° 14′ 45″ westElevation
4,980 metres (16,339 feet)Open location code
67249Q83+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9240442008OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q20085507
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Puyhuan” goes by many names.
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