Puka Ranra (Yungay)

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Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra is located in Peru
Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556Coordinates: 9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Ranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "red, stony ground", also spelled Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District. Puka Ranra lies southwest of a lake named Qanchisqucha (Quechua for "seven lakes").[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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