Puka Qaqa

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Qaqa (disambiguation).
Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°26′5″S 76°51′22″W / 10.43472°S 76.85611°W / -10.43472; -76.85611Coordinates: 10°26′5″S 76°51′22″W / 10.43472°S 76.85611°W / -10.43472; -76.85611
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range Andes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puka Qaqa lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range and north of Millpu. The lakes named Quyllurqucha, Warmiqucha (Quechua for "woman lake", Huarmicocha) and Challwaqucha ("fish lake", Challhuacocha) lie at its feet.[1]

See also

References

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


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