Puka Suntu

Puka Suntu
Puka Suntu

Peru

Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°46′59″S 72°35′00″W / 14.78306°S 72.58333°WCoordinates: 14°46′59″S 72°35′00″W / 14.78306°S 72.58333°W

Puka Suntu (Quechua puka red, suntu heap, pile,[2] "red heap", hispanicized spelling Pucasunto) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Puka Suntu is situated at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (Compepalca). Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.[1]

References

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