Puka Q'asa (Huaytará)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°11′17″S 74°59′55″W / 13.18806°S 74.99861°W / -13.18806; -74.99861Coordinates: 13°11′17″S 74°59′55″W / 13.18806°S 74.99861°W / -13.18806; -74.99861
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent range Andes

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", also spelled Pucaccasa) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Puka Q'asa lies southwest of a mountain named Yawarqucha, east of Chuqlluqucha. The little lake northwest of Puka Q'asa is Wachwaqucha ("Andean goose lake").[1]

References

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


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