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Pumasillo

Pumasillo
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Pumasillu
Highest point
Elevation 5,991 m (19,656 ft) 
Coordinates 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°W / -13.24917; -72.81917Coordinates: 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°W / -13.24917; -72.81917
Naming
Translation Puma claw (Quechua)
Geography
Pumasillo is located in Peru
Pumasillo
Pumasillo
Peru
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.



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