Puka Punta

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Puka Punta (Huancavelica).
Puka Punta
Puka Punta

Peru

Elevation 5,600 m (18,400 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range
Coordinates 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°WCoordinates: 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°W

Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta first, before, in front of,[2][3] Spanish punta tip, point, hispanicized spelling Puca Punta) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,600 metres (18,373 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Puka Punta lies southwest of the mountain Qullpa Ananta, northeast of Yanaqaqa and east of Hatun Punta.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash