Puka Ranra (Yungay)

Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556Coordinates: 9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Ranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "red, stony ground", also spelled Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District. Puka Ranra lies southwest of a lake named Qanchisqucha (Quechua for "seven lakes").[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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