Pucaraju (Huari)

Pucaraju
Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Pucaraju in the lower right center
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°19′38″S 77°16′40″W / 9.32722°S 77.27778°W / -9.32722; -77.27778Coordinates: 9°19′38″S 77°16′40″W / 9.32722°S 77.27778°W / -9.32722; -77.27778
Geography
Pucaraju
Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Pucaraju (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Pucaraju lies on a ridge east of Jacabamba.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Rahu - Quechua - Inglés Traductor". traductor.babylon.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.


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