Puka Mach'ay

Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°46′18″S 77°14′04″W / 9.77167°S 77.23444°WCoordinates: 9°46′18″S 77°14′04″W / 9.77167°S 77.23444°W

Puka Mach'ay (Quechua puka red, mach'ay cave,[2] "red cave", hispanicized spelling Pucamachay) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puka Mach'ay lies east of Qishqi. One of the little lakes south of it is named Pukaqucha (Quechua for "red lake").[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)