Pukara Punta

Pukara Punta
Pukara Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°13′20″S 75°49′57″W / 11.22222°S 75.83250°W / -11.22222; -75.83250Coordinates: 11°13′20″S 75°49′57″W / 11.22222°S 75.83250°W / -11.22222; -75.83250
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region

Pukara Punta (Quechua pukara fortress, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "fortress peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucará Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It lies in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, on the border of the districts of Palcamayo and Cajas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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