Huch'uy Puka Q'asa

Huch'uy Puka Q'asa
Huch'uy Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°33′18″S 74°29′19″W / 13.55500°S 74.48861°W / -13.55500; -74.48861Coordinates: 13°33′18″S 74°29′19″W / 13.55500°S 74.48861°W / -13.55500; -74.48861 
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent range Andes

“‘Huch'uy Puka Q'asa’” (Quechua “huch'uy” little, “puka” red, “q'asa” mountain pass,[2][3] meaning “little red pass”, also spelled “Uchuy Pucaccasa”) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Totos District, northeast of Totos. Huch'uy Puka Q'asa lies south of Chawpi Urqu. The lake north of it is named Llulluchaqucha (Llullucha Ccocha).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.