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Pukayuq

Coordinates: 13°45′20″S 70°57′31″W / 13.75556°S 70.95861°W / -13.75556; -70.95861
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Pukayuq
Pukayuq is located in Peru
Pukayuq
Pukayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°45′20″S 70°57′31″W / 13.75556°S 70.95861°W / -13.75556; -70.95861
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

Pukayuq (Quechua puka red, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with red color", hispanicized spelling Pucayoc) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Pukayuq lies south of Q'illu Wallayuq, northeast of Wila Jaqhi and Yayamari and southeast of Yana Urqu.[1]

References

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