Pawka

Pawka
Pawka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,129 m (16,827 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°26′24″S 71°09′25″W / 14.44000°S 71.15694°W / -14.44000; -71.15694Coordinates: 14°26′24″S 71°09′25″W / 14.44000°S 71.15694°W / -14.44000; -71.15694
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Pawka (Quechua for a plant (Escallonia herrerae),[2] Hispanicized spellings Pauca, Paucca) is a 5,129-metre-high (16,827 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Layo District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Pawka lies east of Langui Layo Lake.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Pauca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diagnóstico y Plan Maestro del Santuario Nacional de Ampay, 7. Flora y Fauna del SN de Ampay
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  4. ↑ Peru 1:250,000, Sicuani SD 19-09, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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