Pukasaya (Arequipa)

For the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru, see Pukasaya (Moquegua).
Pukasaya
Pukasaya

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°15′15″S 71°12′35.5″W / 16.25417°S 71.209861°W / -16.25417; -71.209861Coordinates: 16°15′15″S 71°12′35.5″W / 16.25417°S 71.209861°W / -16.25417; -71.209861
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Parent range Andes

Pukasaya (Quechua puka red, saya slope,[2] "red slope", hispanicized spelling Pucasaya) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, north of Lake Salinas. Pukasaya lies south-west of the mountain Kunturi.[1]

References

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


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