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Pukara Punta

Coordinates: 11°13′20″S 75°49′57″W / 11.22222°S 75.83250°W / -11.22222; -75.83250
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Pukara Punta
Pukara Punta is located in Peru
Pukara Punta
Pukara Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°13′20″S 75°49′57″W / 11.22222°S 75.83250°W / -11.22222; -75.83250
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region

Pukara Punta (Quechua pukara fortress, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "fortress peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucará Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It lies in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, on the border of the districts of Palcamayo and Cajas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185