Pukaqucha (Junín-Lima)

This article is about the mountain and the lake in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha.
Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°33′41″S 76°13′33″W / 11.56139°S 76.22583°W / -11.56139; -76.22583Coordinates: 11°33′41″S 76°13′33″W / 11.56139°S 76.22583°W / -11.56139; -76.22583
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake", hispanicized spelling Pucacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high, at a small lake of the same name. The mountain is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Marcapomacocha and Morococha, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. It lies near the Antikuna pass, northwest of Yuraqqucha and northeast of Inka Kancha and Sillaqaqa.

The little lake named Pukaqucha is situated west of the mountain. It lies in the Marcapomacocha District[1] at 11°33′32″S 76°14′49″W / 11.55889°S 76.24694°W / -11.55889; -76.24694.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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