Orco Puñuna (possibly from
Quechua ''urqu'' mountain; male, ''puñuna'' bed, "mountain bed") is a mountain in the western extensions of the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, about high.
It is situated in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Canchis Province,
Pitumarca District, east of
Sibinacocha. Orco Puñuna lies south of the mountain
Othaña and southwest of the mountains
Cóndor Tuco,
Chuallani
Chuallani (possibly from Aymara language, Aymara ''chuwalla'' a variety of potatoes, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''chuwalla''") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range, Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of ...
and
Yana Orjo.
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References
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Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Peru