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Pucajasa (Canchis)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Pucajasa
Pucajasa is located in PeruPucajasaPucajasaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,165 m (16,946 ft)
Coordinates13°51′02″S 71°08′54″W / 13.85056°S 71.14833°W / -13.85056; -71.14833
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Pucajasa (possibly from Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass, "red pass") is a 5,165-metre-high (16,946 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Pucajasa lies west of Cóndor Tuco. The Killitamayu flows along its slope.

References

  1. ^ "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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