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Puchkayuq

Coordinates: 9°04′06″S 76°53′06″W / 9.06833°S 76.88500°W / -9.06833; -76.88500
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Puchkayuq
Puchkayuq is located in Peru
Puchkayuq
Puchkayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation3,800 m (12,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°04′06″S 76°53′06″W / 9.06833°S 76.88500°W / -9.06833; -76.88500
Geography
LocationHuánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puchkayuq (Quechua puchka spindle, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a spindle", also spelled Pushcayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 3,800 m (12,500 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huacaybamba Province, Cochabamba District.[1]

References

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


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