Puka Ranra (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Ranra.
Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°51′4″S 72°30′57″W / 14.85111°S 72.51583°W / -14.85111; -72.51583Coordinates: 14°51′4″S 72°30′57″W / 14.85111°S 72.51583°W / -14.85111; -72.51583
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Puka Ranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "red, stony ground", hispanicized spelling Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It is southwest of Qullpa K'uchu, Minasniyuq, Minata and Kunturillu. Puka Ranra lies in a remote, mountainous area north of Ikmaqucha.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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