Pukaqucha (Ancash)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°19′46″S 77°52′51″W / 9.32944°S 77.88083°W / -9.32944; -77.88083Coordinates: 9°19′46″S 77°52′51″W / 9.32944°S 77.88083°W / -9.32944; -77.88083
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake", hispanicized spelling Pucacocha) is a mountain at a little lake of that name in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, on the border of the districts of Cascapara and Quillo. Pukaqucha lies between the Sechin River in the north and the Putaqa River in the south.[1]

The lake named Pukaqucha is at the foot of the mountain in the Cascapara District at 9°19′57″S 77°52′40″W / 9.33250°S 77.87778°W / -9.33250; -77.87778.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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