Puca Punta (mountain)

Puka Punta
Puka Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,600 m (18,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°W / -13.75556; -71.17194Coordinates: 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°W / -13.75556; -71.17194 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Puca Punta (possibly from Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "red peak (or ridge)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,600 metres (18,373 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Puka Punta lies southwest of Callangate, northeast of Yanajaja and east of Jatun Punta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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