Puka Qaqa (Bolognesi)

Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°06′32″S 77°00′58″W / 10.10889°S 77.01611°W / -10.10889; -77.01611Coordinates: 10°06′32″S 77°00′58″W / 10.10889°S 77.01611°W / -10.10889; -77.01611 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain south of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District. Puka Qaqa lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of a lake named Kunturqucha ("condor lake").[1]

References

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