Puka Suntu

Puka Suntu
Puka Suntu
	Puka Suntu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates	14°46′59″S 72°35′00″W / 14.78306°S 72.58333°W
Geography
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range	Andes, Wansu

Puka Suntu (Quechua puka red, suntu heap, pile,^[2] "red heap", Hispanicized spelling Pucasunto) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Puka Suntu is situated at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (Compepalca). Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
^ 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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[map-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)

[laime-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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