Pucaorjo (Calca)

Pucaorjo
Pucaorjo (on the right) as seen from Queuñacocha
Highest point
Elevation 4,776 m (15,669 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°10′29″S 72°01′13″W / 13.17472°S 72.02028°W / -13.17472; -72.02028Coordinates: 13°10′29″S 72°01′13″W / 13.17472°S 72.02028°W / -13.17472; -72.02028 
Geography
Pucaorjo
Peru
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urubamba

Pucaorjo (possibly from Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain") is a 4,776-metre-high (15,669 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Pucaorjo is situated northeast of Sirihuani, northwest of Sahuasiray and east of Parorjo,[3] at the Lares trek. One of the nearest populated places is Quishuarani.

See also

References

  1. ↑ themountainleader.com Map of the area
  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 Calca Province (Cusco Region)


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