Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Pucapuca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,100 metres (16,732 ft). It is located in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Puka Puka lies southeast of Wiska Tunqu.
Puka Puka | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 14°47′42″S 72°16′48″W / 14.79500°S 72.28000°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province |
Parent range | Andes, Wansu |
The Sinqa Wayq'u ("nose brook") originates near the mountain. Its waters flow to the Apurímac River.[3]
References
edit- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Ministerio de Agricultura, Mapa hidrográfico e inventario de fuentes de aguas superficiales en el ámbito del ATDR Sicuani, Sicuani, 2005