Puka Punchu (Puno)

For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Puka Punchu (Cusco).
Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°19′40″S 70°57′20″W / 15.32778°S 70.95556°W / -15.32778; -70.95556Coordinates: 15°19′40″S 70°57′20″W / 15.32778°S 70.95556°W / -15.32778; -70.95556
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent range Andes

Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or "silver ravine", hispanicized spelling Pucapuncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts of Ocuviri and Santa Lucía. Puka Punchu lies southeast of Qullqi Q'awa.[1]

References

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


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