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Puka Suntu

Coordinates: 14°46′59″S 72°35′00″W / 14.78306°S 72.58333°W / -14.78306; -72.58333
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Puka Suntu
Puka Suntu is located in Peru
Puka Suntu
Puka Suntu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°46′59″S 72°35′00″W / 14.78306°S 72.58333°W / -14.78306; -72.58333
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Puka Suntu (Quechua puka red, suntu heap, pile,[2] "red heap", Hispanicized spelling Pucasunto) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Puka Suntu is situated at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (Compepalca). Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.[1]

References

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