Pukaqucha (Junín-Lima)

Coordinates: 11°33′41″S 76°13′33″W / 11.56139°S 76.22583°W / -11.56139; -76.22583
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha is located in Peru
Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°33′41″S 76°13′33″W / 11.56139°S 76.22583°W / -11.56139; -76.22583
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Pucacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high, at a small lake of the same name. The mountain is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Marcapomacocha and Morococha, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. It lies near the Antikuna pass, northwest of Yuraqqucha and northeast of Inka Kancha and Sillaqaqa.

The little lake named Pukaqucha is situated west of the mountain. It lies in the Marcapomacocha District[1] at 11°33′32″S 76°14′49″W / 11.55889°S 76.24694°W / -11.55889; -76.24694.[1]

References[edit]

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