Puka Punta (Huancavelica)
For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Puka Punta.
| Puka Punta | |
|---|---|
  Puka Punta Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,136 m (16,850 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Huancavelica Region |
| Range | Andes, Chunta |
| Coordinates | 13°00′41″S 75°01′52″W / 13.01139°S 75.03111°WCoordinates: 13°00′41″S 75°01′52″W / 13.01139°S 75.03111°W[1] |
Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta first, before, in front of,[2][3] Spanish punta tip, point, hispanicized spelling Pucapunta) is a 5,136-metre (16,850 ft) high mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Puka Punta lies northwest of K'allapayuq.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cerro Pucapunta". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)