Pucajasa (Canchis)

Pucajasa
Pucajasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,165 m (16,946 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°51′02″S 71°08′54″W / 13.85056°S 71.14833°W / -13.85056; -71.14833Coordinates: 13°51′02″S 71°08′54″W / 13.85056°S 71.14833°W / -13.85056; -71.14833 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Pucajasa (possibly from Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red pass") is a 5,165-metre-high (16,946 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Pucajasa lies west of Cóndor Tuco. The Killitamayu flows along its slope.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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