Puka Urqu (Oropesa)

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu

Peru

Elevation 4,950 m (16,240 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°33′38″S 72°30′52″W / 14.56056°S 72.51444°WCoordinates: 14°33′38″S 72°30′52″W / 14.56056°S 72.51444°W

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Puca Orco) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,950 metres (16,240 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. Puka Urqu lies west of the mountain Hatunqullpa and northeast of the mountain Millu.[3]

References

  1. Consorcio Minero Horizonte, Resumen Ejecutio del EIAsd, Categoría II, Para Actividades de Exploración Minera, Proyecto: "Millo"
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)