Pukaqaqa

For the district in the San Martín Region, Peru, see Pucacaca District.
Pukaqaqa
Pukaqaqa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 10°26′5″S 76°51′22″W / 10.43472°S 76.85611°WCoordinates: 10°26′5″S 76°51′22″W / 10.43472°S 76.85611°W

Pukaqaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pukaqaqa lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range and north of the mountain Millpu. The lakes Quyllurqucha, Warmiqucha (Quechua for "woman lake", Huarmicocha) and Challwaqucha ("fish lake", Challhuacocha) lie at its feet.[1]

See also

References

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