Puscanturpa (possibly from

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''puchka, puska'' spindle, ''-n'' a

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, ''t'urpu'' pointed, sharp,) is a mountain in the south of the

Huayhuash Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Prov ...

mountain range in the

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, about high. It is located in the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The ...

, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the

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, Cajatambo Province,

Cajatambo District Cajatambo, Kashatampu'','' or Qaqatampu (Quechua) is one of five districts of the province Cajatambo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute o ...

. Puscanturpa lies northwest of the lake and the mountain named Suerococha and northeast of Cuyoc.

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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Huánuco Mountains of the Department of Lima {{LimaRegion-geo-stub