Puka Punchu (Cusco)

Coordinates: 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W / -15.27528; -71.03000
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Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu is located in Peru
Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W / -15.27528; -71.03000
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or Hispanicized spelling Puca Puncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Puka Punchu lies southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and north of Chuqi Pirwa.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD