Pucarajo (Bolognesi-Huari)

Pucarajo
Pucarajo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°49′03″S 77°06′05″W / 9.81750°S 77.10139°W / -9.81750; -77.10139Coordinates: 9°49′03″S 77°06′05″W / 9.81750°S 77.10139°W / -9.81750; -77.10139 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Pucarajo (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District, and in the Huari Province, San Marcos District. Pucarajo lies northwest of the Yanashallash pass.[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)
  3. ↑ "Rahu - Quechua - Inglés Traductor". traductor.babylon.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.


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