Putka (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Putka.
Putka
Putka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°41′10″S 76°12′50″W / 11.68611°S 76.21389°W / -11.68611; -76.21389Coordinates: 11°41′10″S 76°12′50″W / 11.68611°S 76.21389°W / -11.68611; -76.21389
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Putka (Jauja Quechua for "muddy",[2] also spelled Putca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is slocated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District.

Putka lies northwest of Wayrakancha and east of Quñuqp'ukru and the little lake named Putkaqucha (Quechua for "muddy lake", Hispanicized name Lago Putca or Laguna Putca) which is located at 11°41′20″S 76°13′37″W / 11.68889°S 76.22694°W / -11.68889; -76.22694.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) , see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
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