P'ukru

For the mountain in Bolivia, see P'ukru (Bolivia).
P'ukru
P'ukru

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,050 m (16,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°36′49″S 76°51′51″W / 10.61361°S 76.86417°W / -10.61361; -76.86417Coordinates: 10°36′49″S 76°51′51″W / 10.61361°S 76.86417°W / -10.61361; -76.86417
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Oyón Province
Parent range Andes

P'ukru (Quechua for hole, pit, gap in a surface,[2] hispanicized spelling Pucro, erroneously also spelled Pusro) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,050 m (16,570 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
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