Puka Puka (La Paz)

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Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[1] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Puca Puca) is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,840 m (15,880 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, north of Pelechuco. It lies west of P'isaqa[2][3] and southeast of Rit'i Apachita.

Puka Puka
Puka Puka is located in Bolivia
Puka Puka
Puka Puka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,840 m (15,880 ft)
Coordinates14°46′21″S 69°04′49″W / 14.77250°S 69.08028°W / -14.77250; -69.08028
Geography
LocationBolivia
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. ^ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.