Pukaranra (Arequipa)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Pukaranra.
Pukaranra
Pukaranra

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°51′4″S 72°30′57″W / 14.85111°S 72.51583°WCoordinates: 14°51′4″S 72°30′57″W / 14.85111°S 72.51583°W

Pukaranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony / stony ground,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It lies southwest of the mountains Qullpa K'uchu, Minasniyuq, Minata and Kunturillu. Pukaranra lies in a remote, mountainous area north of Ikmaqucha.

References

  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)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)