Puca Punta (mountain)
| 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 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Puca Punta (possibly from Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "red peak (or ridge)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota 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 Callangate, northeast of Yanajaja and east of Jatun Punta.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
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