Misplaced Pages

Puka Suntu

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Puka Suntu
Puka Suntu is located in PeruPuka SuntuPuka SuntuPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates14°46′59″S 72°35′00″W / 14.78306°S 72.58333°W / -14.78306; -72.58333
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Puka Suntu (Quechua puka red, suntu heap, pile, "red heap", Hispanicized spelling Pucasunto) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Puka Suntu is situated at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (Compepalca). Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.

References

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


Stub icon

This Arequipa Region geography article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: