Puka Punchu (Cusco)
For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Puka Punchu (Puno).
| Puka Punchu | |
|---|---|
  Puka Punchu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°WCoordinates: 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or hispanicized spelling Puca Puncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Puka Punchu lies southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and north of Chuqi Pirwa.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
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