P'ukru

Coordinates: 10°36′49″S 76°51′51″W / 10.61361°S 76.86417°W / -10.61361; -76.86417
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P'ukru
P'ukru is located in Peru
P'ukru
P'ukru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,050 m (16,570 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°36′49″S 76°51′51″W / 10.61361°S 76.86417°W / -10.61361; -76.86417
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Oyón Province
Parent rangeAndes

P'ukru (Quechua for hole, pit, gap in a surface,[2] hispanicized spelling Pucro, erroneously also spelled Pusro) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,050 m (16,570 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)