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Puka Punchu (Puno)

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Mountain in Peru For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Puka Punchu (Cusco).
Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu is located in PeruPuka PunchuPuka PunchuPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates15°19′40″S 70°57′20″W / 15.32778°S 70.95556°W / -15.32778; -70.95556
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho, "red poncho" or "silver ravine", Hispanicized spelling Pucapuncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts of Ocuviri and Santa Lucía. Puka Punchu lies southeast of Qullqi Q'awa.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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