Puka Qallpa

Puka Qallpa
Puka Qallpa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,886 m (12,749 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°45′23″S 65°42′06″W / 17.75639°S 65.70167°W / -17.75639; -65.70167Coordinates: 17°45′23″S 65°42′06″W / 17.75639°S 65.70167°W / -17.75639; -65.70167
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Puka Qallpa (Quechua puka red, qallpa terrain after the harvest,[2] also spelled Puca Khallpa) is a 3,886 m (12,749 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Alalay Municipality. It lies northwest of Kachi Q'asa and northeast of Inka Pirqa. The Puka Urqu Mayu ("red mountain river") flows along its western slope. Its waters flow to the Jatun Mayu ("big river") in the south.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 6, 2016.


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