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Puka Qaqa (Muntiqucha)

Coordinates: 10°30′09″S 76°53′41″W / 10.50250°S 76.89472°W / -10.50250; -76.89472
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Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa is located in Peru
Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°30′09″S 76°53′41″W / 10.50250°S 76.89472°W / -10.50250; -76.89472
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", Hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puka Qaqa lies south of the Waywash mountain range, northwest of Yana Hirka and south of a mountain named Muntiqucha.[1]

References

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