Jump to content

Puka Q'asa (Castrovirreyna-Huancavelica)

Edit links
Coordinates: 12°57′27″S 75°10′21″W / 12.95750°S 75.17250°W / -12.95750; -75.17250
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot (talk | contribs) at 00:25, 20 April 2017 (Migrate {{Infobox mountain}} coordinates parameters to {{Coord}}, see Wikipedia:Coordinates in infoboxes). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Castrovirreyna Province and the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa is located in Peru
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°57′27″S 75°10′21″W / 12.95750°S 75.17250°W / -12.95750; -75.17250
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Castrovirreyna District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Puka Q'asa lies at the Yuraq Ranra valley west of Wachu Intiyuq. Its intermittent stream flows to the Kachimayu in the north.[1]

References

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


Stub icon

This Huancavelica Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puka_Q%27asa_(Castrovirreyna-Huancavelica)&oldid=776274611"