Puka Q'asa (Huaytará)

Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°11′17″S 74°59′55″W / 13.18806°S 74.99861°W / -13.18806; -74.99861Coordinates: 13°11′17″S 74°59′55″W / 13.18806°S 74.99861°W / -13.18806; -74.99861 
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent range Andes

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", also spelled Pucaccasa) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Puka Q'asa lies southwest of a mountain named Yawarqucha, east of Chuqlluqucha. The little lake northwest of Puka Q'asa is Wachwaqucha ("Andean goose lake").[1]

References

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


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