Pomabamba | |
Map: | Peru |
Location: | Ancash, Peru |
Coordinates: | -9.2925°N -77.3711°W |
Elevation M: | 5300 |
Range: | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Other Name: | Rataquenua, Portachuelo |
Map Size: | 240 |
Pomabamba[1] (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, pampa a large plain, "cougar plain"), Rataquenua[2] or Portachuelo[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, of 5336m (17,507feet) high (other elevation cited is 5340m (17,520feet)). It is located between Asunción and Carhuaz provinces, in the region of Ancash. Pomabamba lies between Copa to the west and Perlilla to the east, southwest of lakes Yanaqucha, Paqarisha (Pagarisha) and Lawriqucha.