Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Pucapuca) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Alis and Vitis, north of Alis.[1]

Puka Puka
Puka Puka is located in Peru
Puka Puka
Puka Puka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°15′09″S 75°47′11″W / 12.25250°S 75.78639°W / -12.25250; -75.78639
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

References

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