Puma Qaqa

Puma Qaqa
Puma Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°00′53″S 71°17′22″W / 14.01472°S 71.28944°W / -14.01472; -71.28944Coordinates: 14°00′53″S 71°17′22″W / 14.01472°S 71.28944°W / -14.01472; -71.28944[2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes

Puma Qaqa (Quechua puma cougar, puma, qaqa rock,[3] "cougar rock", hispanicized spelling Pumacaca) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is situated in the Canchis Province, on the border of the districts of Checacupe and Pitumarca. Puma Qaqa lies northwest of Chupika.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. "Cerro Pumacaca". 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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