P'aqra

P'aqra
P'aqra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°25′23″S 77°50′33″W / 8.42306°S 77.84250°W / -8.42306; -77.84250Coordinates: 8°25′23″S 77°50′33″W / 8.42306°S 77.84250°W / -8.42306; -77.84250
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

P'aqra or Paqra (Quechua p'aqra bald, paqra agave,[2] hispanicized spelling Pacra) is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, in the north of the Cusca District.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 18, 2014.


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