Puka Qaqa (Bolognesi)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°06′32″S 77°00′58″W / 10.10889°S 77.01611°W / -10.10889; -77.01611Coordinates: 10°06′32″S 77°00′58″W / 10.10889°S 77.01611°W / -10.10889; -77.01611
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain south of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District. Puka Qaqa lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of a lake named Kunturqucha ("condor lake").[1]

References

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