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Puka Urqu (Canchis)

Coordinates: 14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W / 14.10806°S 71.27222°W / -14.10806; -71.27222
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Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu is located in Peru
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W / 14.10806°S 71.27222°W / -14.10806; -71.27222[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[3] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pucaorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high . It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District. Puka Urqu lies northwest of Inka Pirqa. The Llanqha Mayu (or Sallqa Mayu) flows along its slopes. It is a right affluent of the Willkanuta River.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ^ a b "Cerro Pucaorcco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.