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Puma Rawkha

Coordinates: 12°02′33″S 75°56′22″W / 12.04250°S 75.93944°W / -12.04250; -75.93944
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Puma Rawkha
Puma Rawkha is located in Peru
Puma Rawkha
Puma Rawkha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°02′33″S 75°56′22″W / 12.04250°S 75.93944°W / -12.04250; -75.93944
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Puma Rawkha (Quechua puma cougar, rawkha heap,[2] "cougar heap", also spelled Pumarauca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Puma Rawkha lies northwest of Pukyu Rumi and northeast of Mina Ukru.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos 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.