Puka Urqu (Canchis)

This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Urqu (disambiguation).
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W / 14.10806°S 71.27222°W / -14.10806; -71.27222Coordinates: 14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W / 14.10806°S 71.27222°W / -14.10806; -71.27222 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[3] "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Pucaorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,700 ft) high . It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District. Puka Urqu lies northwest of Inka Pirqa. The Llanqhamayu (or Sallqa) flows along its slopes. It is a right affluent of the Willkanuta River.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Pucaorcco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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