Puka Qaqa (Muntiqucha)

This article is about the mountain near Muntiqucha in the Cajatambo District, Cajatambo Province, Lima 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°30′09″S 76°53′41″W / 10.50250°S 76.89472°W / -10.50250; -76.89472Coordinates: 10°30′09″S 76°53′41″W / 10.50250°S 76.89472°W / -10.50250; -76.89472
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 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puka Qaqa lies south of the Waywash mountain range, northwest of Yana Hirka and south of a mountain named Muntiqucha.[1]

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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