Puka Q'asa (Urubamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco 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 13°12′29″S 72°05′01″W / 13.20806°S 72.08361°W / -13.20806; -72.08361Coordinates: 13°12′29″S 72°05′01″W / 13.20806°S 72.08361°W / -13.20806; -72.08361
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumawank'a Q'asa (Quechua for "Pumawank'a pass").[1]

Looking towards Pumawank'a Q'asa from southeast of Puka Q'asa

References

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


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