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Mountain in Peru
Putaqa Hirka
Putaqa Hirka is located in PeruPutaqa HirkaPutaqa HirkaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates9°17′30″S 77°06′00″W / 9.29167°S 77.10000°W / -9.29167; -77.10000
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Putaqa Hirka (Quechua putaqa Rumex peruanus, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain, "Rumex peruanus mountain", also spelled Putacajirca) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, on the border of the districts of Cajay and Masin.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. Peru. Biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"
  3. "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved June 8, 2016.


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