Puka Hirka (Corongo)
This article is about the mountain in the Corongo Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Hirka (disambiguation).
| Puka Hirka | |
|---|---|
  Puka Hirka Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 8°35′35″S 77°42′52″W / 8.59306°S 77.71444°WCoordinates: 8°35′35″S 77°42′52″W / 8.59306°S 77.71444°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Puka Hirka (Quechua puka red, hirka mountain,[2] "red mountain", also spelled Pucajirca) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District.[1]
Sources
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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