Puka Urqu (Antabamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Antabamba District, Antabamba Province, Apurímac Region in Peru. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°33′52″S 72°47′06″W / 14.56444°S 72.78500°W / -14.56444; -72.78500Coordinates: 14°33′52″S 72°47′06″W / 14.56444°S 72.78500°W / -14.56444; -72.78500
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2]) "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Puca Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Paychi lies northwest of Paqu Qhawana and north of Yana Ranra.[1]

References

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


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