Pacra

Pacra
Pacra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,118 m (16,791 ft)
Coordinates 8°25′23″S 77°50′33″W / 8.42306°S 77.84250°W / -8.42306; -77.84250Coordinates: 8°25′23″S 77°50′33″W / 8.42306°S 77.84250°W / -8.42306; -77.84250
Geography
Location Ancash, Peru
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Pacra[1][2] (possibly from Quechua p'aqra bald, paqra agave)[3] is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, of 5,118 metres (16,791 ft) high.[1] It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, in the north of the Cusca District.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Pallasca (17-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 "Mapa UGEL Corongo". Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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