Pukarahu
This article is about the mountain in the Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.
| Pukarahu | |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | |
 Aguja III (on the left), Qaras I (center-left), Pukarahu (in the background, center, the highest peak) and Qaras II (in the background, center, exactly in front of Pukarahu, hiding most of it) as seen from the southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,259 m (20,535 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 8°53′39″S 77°42′30″W / 8.89429°S 77.7083°WCoordinates: 8°53′39″S 77°42′30″W / 8.89429°S 77.7083°W |
| Geography | |
  Pukarahu Peru | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 20 July 1948 by Frédéric Marmillod and Ali Szepessy-Schaurek |
Pukarahu (Quechua puka red,[2] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] "snow-covered red mountain", hispanicized spelling Pucaraju), Caruayun, Santa Cruz or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It has a height of 6,259 metres (20,535 ft). Pukarahu is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[4]
The foothills of Pukarahu (on the left), Tullparahu and Waskaran (in the center) as seen from the Cordillera Negra
See also
References
- ↑ John F, Ricker, Yuraq Janka, Cordilleras Blanca y Rosko, 2nd ed. 1981
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ babylon.com
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) showing "Nevado Pucaraju"
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