Puka Puka (Cochabamba)
This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Puka.
| Puka Puka | |
|---|---|
  Puka Puka Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,242 m (13,917 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°53′50″S 66°26′28″W / 17.89722°S 66.44111°WCoordinates: 17°53′50″S 66°26′28″W / 17.89722°S 66.44111°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia, Cochabamba Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Puca Puca) is a 4,242 m (13,917 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Arque Province, Arque Municipality.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Tarata 3635, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Arque". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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