Puka Qaqa (Recuay)

This article is about the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Qaqa (disambiguation).
Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,640 m (15,220 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°01′39″S 77°28′27″W / 10.02750°S 77.47417°W / -10.02750; -77.47417Coordinates: 10°01′39″S 77°28′27″W / 10.02750°S 77.47417°W / -10.02750; -77.47417
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", hispanicized spelling Pucaccaca) is a 4,640 m (15,220 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Huayllapampa and Marca. Puka Qaqa lies southwest of Qulluta and Minas Hirka.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
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