Putkaqucha

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Putkaqucha
Putkaqucha is located in Peru
Putkaqucha
Putkaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,236 m (17,178 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Waytapallana

Putkaqucha (Quechua putka muddy (Jauja Quechua), qucha lake,[2][3] "muddy lake", hispanicized spelling Putcacocha) is a 5,236 m (17,178 ft) high mountain in the Waytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Comas District, and in the Huancayo Province, on the border of the districts of El Tambo and Quilcas. Putkaqucha lies southwest of Puywan and northwest of Waytapallana and Ch'uspi.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nevado Putcacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. , see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)