Puka Punta

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Punta.
Puka Punta
Puka Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,600 m (18,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°W / -13.75556; -71.17194Coordinates: 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°W / -13.75556; -71.17194
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "red peak (or ridge)", also spelled Puca Punta) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,600 metres (18,373 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Puka Punta lies southwest of Qullpa Ananta, northeast of Yana Qaqa and east of Hatun Punta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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