Puka Punchu (Cusco)

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Puka Punchu (Puno).
Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W / -15.27528; -71.03000Coordinates: 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W / -15.27528; -71.03000
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or hispanicized spelling Puca Puncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Puka Punchu lies southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and north of Chuqi Pirwa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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