Puka Q'asa (Huancavelica)

Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W / 12.79472°S 75.17944°W / -12.79472; -75.17944Coordinates: 12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W / 12.79472°S 75.17944°W / -12.79472; -75.17944 
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Puka Q'asa lies northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu and Winchu Q'asa, and east of Tipiqucha.[1]

References

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


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