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Pucajasa (Urubamba)

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(Redirected from Puka Q'asa (Urubamba)) Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Pucajasa
Pucajasa is located in PeruPucajasaPucajasaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates13°12′29″S 72°05′01″W / 13.20806°S 72.08361°W / -13.20806; -72.08361
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Pucajasa (possibly from Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass, "red mountain pass") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumahuancajasa (possibly from Quechua for "Pumahuanca pass").

Looking towards Pumahuancajasa from southeast of Pucajasa

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco 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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