Putka (Junín)
For the mountain in the Huarochirí Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Putka (Lima).
| Putka | |
|---|---|
  Putka Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region |
| Range | Andes, Paryaqaqa |
| Coordinates | 11°49′46″S 76°02′47″W / 11.82944°S 76.04639°WCoordinates: 11°49′46″S 76°02′47″W / 11.82944°S 76.04639°W[2] |
Putka (Jauja Quechua for "muddy",[3] hispanicized spelling Putca) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts Suitucancha and Yauli, north of the mountain Qarwachuku.[1]
The largest lake south of Putka is named Putkaqucha (Quechua for "muddy lake", hispanicized Putcacocha).[4] One of the small lakes south-east of Putka is named Putkaqucha, too. It lies at 11°50′28″S 76°01′45″W / 11.84111°S 76.02917°W.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Putka and the lake Putkaqucha south of it (unnamed)
- ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lagunas". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2014.