Puka Qaqa (Bolivia)

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Qaqa.
Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,308 m (10,853 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°20′46″S 64°45′42″W / 19.34611°S 64.76167°W / -19.34611; -64.76167Coordinates: 19°20′46″S 64°45′42″W / 19.34611°S 64.76167°W / -19.34611; -64.76167
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", also spelled Puca Khakha) is a 3,308 m (10,853 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, northeast of the village of Icla. The Jatun Mayu flows along its southern slope.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 21, 2016.


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