| Pucagaga Punta | |
|---|---|
 Cordillera Blanca as seen from the west with Pucagaga Punta and Churup (lower-right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,461 m (17,917 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°27′20″S 77°24′14″W / 9.45556°S 77.40389°W / -9.45556; -77.40389 |
| Geography | |
  Pucagaga PuntaPeru
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| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Pucagaga Punta or Pucagaga (possibly from Quechua puka red, qaqa rock, "red rock"; Spanish punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, 5,461 metres (17,917 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz. Pucagaga lies south of Ranrapalca, next to Churup, northeast of it.
References
- Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Churup labelled "Nevado Huamanrripa"
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