Pukaqucha (Lares)
This article is about the mountain in the Lares District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha (disambiguation).
| Pukaqucha | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pukaqucha (in the background, on the left) as seen from Qiwñaqucha | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°08′10″S 71°57′31″W / 13.13611°S 71.95861°WCoordinates: 13°08′10″S 71°57′31″W / 13.13611°S 71.95861°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Pukaqucha Peru | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes |
Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[3] "red lake", hispanicized spelling Pucaccocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. It lies in the eastern extensions of the Urupampa mountain range, northeast of Sawasiray..[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ "Cerro Pucaccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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