Pongo (geography)

A pongo is a term used in the Peruvian Spanish dialect for 'canyon'. It is derived from either Quechua puncu or the Aymara ponco, meaning 'door' or 'gate.'^[1]

See:

The Pongo de Manseriche: a gorge in northwest Peru where the Marañón River runs. The Marañón River has 35 miles of pongo before it joins the Amazon River.^[2]
The Pongo de Mainique: the most dangerous whitewater pass on the Urubamba River.
The Pongo de Aguirre [es] : formed by the Hualaga river when it crosses a part of the Andes.^[3]

^ Church 1911, pp. 786 fn 2.
^ Church 1911, pp. 786–787.
^ Church 1911, p. 786.

[FOOTNOTEChurch1911786_fn_2-1] Church 1911, pp. 786 fn 2.

[FOOTNOTEChurch1911786–787-2] Church 1911, pp. 786–787.

[FOOTNOTEChurch1911786-3] Church 1911, p. 786.

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