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Mountain in Peru
Puka Uru
Puka Uru is located in PeruPuka UruPuka UruPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,650 m (15,260 ft)
Coordinates10°28′40″S 76°01′54″W / 10.47778°S 76.03167°W / -10.47778; -76.03167
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Uru (Quechua puka red, uru tick; spider, "red tick" or "red spider", hispanicized names Pucaoro Grande or Pucuaro Grande) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,650 m (15,260 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District. Puka Uru lies northwest Qiwllaqucha, one of the highest peaks of the Waqurunchu mountain range.

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua dell Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)


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