Puka Ranra (Yungay)

This article is about the mountain in the Yungay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Ranra.
Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556Coordinates: 9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Ranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "red, stony ground", also spelled Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District. Puka Ranra lies southwest of a lake named Qanchisqucha (Quechua for "seven lakes").[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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