Puka Q'asa (Canchis)

This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,165 m (16,946 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°51′02″S 71°08′54″W / 13.85056°S 71.14833°W / -13.85056; -71.14833Coordinates: 13°51′02″S 71°08′54″W / 13.85056°S 71.14833°W / -13.85056; -71.14833
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red pass", hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a 5,165 m (16,946 ft) high mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Puka Q'asa lies west of Kuntur T'uqu. The Qillitamayu flows along its slope.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  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 Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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