Puka Allpa

Puka Allpa
Puka Allpa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°45′51″S 77°31′46″W / 9.76417°S 77.52944°W / -9.76417; -77.52944Coordinates: 9°45′51″S 77°31′46″W / 9.76417°S 77.52944°W / -9.76417; -77.52944
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Allpa (Quechua puka red, allpa earth,[2] "red earth", hispanicized spelling Puca Allpa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Recuay and Ticapampa. Puka Allpa lies between Wank'ap'iti in the southeast and Puka Hirka in the northwest.[1]

References

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

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