Puka Pampa

For the river in Bolivia, see Puka Pampa River.
Puka Pampa
Puka Pampa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°32′47″S 77°44′36″W / 8.54639°S 77.74333°W / -8.54639; -77.74333Coordinates: 8°32′47″S 77°44′36″W / 8.54639°S 77.74333°W / -8.54639; -77.74333
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Puka Pampa (Quechua puka red, pampa plain,[2] "red plain", also spelled Pucapampa) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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