Puka Q'asa (Huancavelica)

This article is about the mountain in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W / 12.79472°S 75.17944°W / -12.79472; -75.17944Coordinates: 12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W / 12.79472°S 75.17944°W / -12.79472; -75.17944
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Puka Q'asa lies northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu and Winchu Q'asa, and east of Tipiqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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