Puka Mach'ay

For the mountain in the Pasco Region, Peru, see Puka Mach'ay (Pasco).
Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°46′18″S 77°14′04″W / 9.77167°S 77.23444°W / -9.77167; -77.23444Coordinates: 9°46′18″S 77°14′04″W / 9.77167°S 77.23444°W / -9.77167; -77.23444
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Puka Mach'ay (Quechua puka red, mach'ay cave,[2] "red cave", hispanicized spelling Pucamachay) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puka Mach'ay lies east of Qishqi. One of the little lakes south of it is named Pukaqucha (Quechua for "red lake").[1]

Sources

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


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