Pucaccocha (Lares)

Pucaccocha
Pucaccocha (in the background, on the left) as seen from Queuñacocha
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°08′10″S 71°57′31″W / 13.13611°S 71.95861°W / -13.13611; -71.95861Coordinates: 13°08′10″S 71°57′31″W / 13.13611°S 71.95861°W / -13.13611; -71.95861 [2]
Geography
Pucaccocha
Peru
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Pucaccocha (possibly from Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[3] "red lake") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. It lies in the eastern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range, northeast of Sahuasiray.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Pucaccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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