Puka Punta (Ancash)
Puka Punta | |
---|---|
![]() ![]() Puka Punta Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 8°58′15″S 77°56′27″W / 8.97083°S 77.94083°WCoordinates: 8°58′15″S 77°56′27″W / 8.97083°S 77.94083°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "red peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucapunta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft).
It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Mato District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District. Puka Punta lies southeast of a mountain and lake named Qarwaqucha.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
Categories:
- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Ancash Region
- Ancash Region geography stubs