Pukapunchu

Pukapunchu
Pukapunchu

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 15°19′40″S 70°57′20″W / 15.32778°S 70.95556°WCoordinates: 15°19′40″S 70°57′20″W / 15.32778°S 70.95556°W

Pukapunchu or Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or "silver ravine", hispanicized spelling Pucapuncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Ocuviri and Santa Lucía. Pukapunchu lies southeast of the mountain Qullqi Q'awa.[1]

References

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