Huampuni (possibly from
Aymara ''wampu'' boat,
''-ni'' a
suffix
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, "the one with a boat") is a mountain in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru. It is located 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. Huampuni lies southwest of
Sibinacocha. It is situated at the bank of the Yanamayo, a left tributary of the
Chillcamayu
Chillcamayu (possibly from Quechua ''ch'illka'' '' baccharis'', ''mayu'' river, "baccharis river") which upstream is called Jampamayo and downstream Pitumarca is a river in Peru located in the Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Q ...
whose waters flow to the
Vilcanota River.
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Huampuni is also the name of a little lake near the mountain at .[
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Cusco Region
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