Pucajasa (Canchis)

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Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa is located in Peru
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,165 m (16,946 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta mountain range

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red pass", hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a 5,165 m (16,946 ft) high mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Puka Q'asa lies west of Kuntur T'uqu. The Qillitamayu flows along its slope.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)