Pomanota (possibly from
Aymara ''puma''
cougar
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, puma, ''-n(i)'' a
suffix
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, ''uta'' house, "house of the puma") is a mountain in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, 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,
San Pablo District and in the
Puno Region,
Carabaya Province,
Corani District as well as in the
Melgar Province,
Nuñoa District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province and the Carabaya Province (Cusco Region)] Pomanota lies southeast of the
Joyllor Puñuna, the highest elevation in the glaciated area of
Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), and northwest of the
Jonorana.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Puno Region
Glaciers of Peru
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