Pucacocha (Marcapata)
Pucacocha | |
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Pucacocha Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,320 m (17,450 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 13°44′16″S 71°01′55″W / 13.73778°S 71.03194°WCoordinates: 13°44′16″S 71°01′55″W / 13.73778°S 71.03194°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Pucacocha (possibly from Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake") is a 5,320-metre-high (17,454 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Pucacocha lies northeast of Jatunñaño Punta.[1] [3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Nevado Pucacocha". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
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- Mountains of Cusco Region
- Mountains of Peru
- Cusco Region geography stubs