Puka Mach'ay (Pasco)

Coordinates: 10°38′28″S 76°36′43″W / 10.64111°S 76.61194°W / -10.64111; -76.61194
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Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay is located in Peru
Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°38′28″S 76°36′43″W / 10.64111°S 76.61194°W / -10.64111; -76.61194
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Mach'ay (Quechua puka red, mach'ay cave,[2] "red cave", also spelled Pucamachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Puka Mach'ay lies northeast of Saqra Mach'ay.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.