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Pacra

Coordinates: 8°25′23″S 77°50′33″W / 8.42306°S 77.84250°W / -8.42306; -77.84250
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Pacra
Pacra is located in Peru
Pacra
Pacra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,118 m (16,791 ft)
Coordinates8°25′23″S 77°50′33″W / 8.42306°S 77.84250°W / -8.42306; -77.84250
Geography
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Pacra[1][2] (possibly from Quechua p'aqra bald, paqra agave)[3] is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, of 5,118 metres (16,791 ft) high.[1] It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, in the north of the Cusca District.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Pallasca (17-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b "Mapa UGEL Corongo". Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.