Puka Mach'ay (Pasco)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Puka Mach'ay.
Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°38′28″S 76°36′43″W / 10.64111°S 76.61194°W / -10.64111; -76.61194Coordinates: 10°38′28″S 76°36′43″W / 10.64111°S 76.61194°W / -10.64111; -76.61194
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Puka Mach'ay (Quechua puka red, mach'ay cave,[2] "red cave", hispanicized spelling Pucamachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Puka Mach'ay lies northeast of Saqra Mach'ay.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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