Pumasillo | |
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Pumasillu
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,991 m (19,656 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°WCoordinates: 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°W |
Naming | |
Translation | Puma claw (Quechua) |
Geography | |
Location | Cusco, Peru |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1-1957 via W. ridge. |
Pumasillo or Pumasillu (Quechua puma cougar, puma, sillu claw, "puma claw", hispanicized spelling Pumasillo) is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high. Pumasillu or Saksarayuq also refers to the whole massif. It includes the peaks Pumasillo, Saksarayuq and Lasunayuq. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province.