| Japu Punta | |
|---|---|
| Huichcana | |
  Japu Punta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,845 m (19,177 ft) |
| Coordinates | 13°45′21″S 71°00′17″W / 13.75583°S 71.00472°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1974 via W. ridge[1] |
Japu Punta (possibly from Quechua hapu oven made in the field of clods of earth with dry roots which are burnt to heat potatoes in them to prepare wathiya, a traditional dish, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4]) or Huichcana (possibly from Quechua for a bar across a door or window, bolt, lock, blockade,[5]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,845 metres (19,177 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Japu Punta lies north of the lake Sibinacocha and northwest of Condoriquiña, Huila Aje and Yayamari.
- ^ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru ("Japu Punta (Vichgana) 5845m: 1-1974 via W. ridge.")
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
- ^ traductor.babylon.com
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the province Quispicanchi (1) (Cusco Region)