Puka Urqu (Puno)

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
	Puka Urqu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates	14°30′25″S 70°49′54″W / 14.50694°S 70.83167°W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region
Parent range	Andes, La Raya

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,^[2] "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Pucaorjo) is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District. Puka Urqu lies near the La Raya pass north of Khunurana.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno 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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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno 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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