Puma Qaqa

Puma Qaqa
Puma Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°00′53″S 71°17′22″W / 14.01472°S 71.28944°W / -14.01472; -71.28944Coordinates: 14°00′53″S 71°17′22″W / 14.01472°S 71.28944°W / -14.01472; -71.28944 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes

Puma Qaqa (Quechua puma cougar, puma, qaqa rock,[3] "cougar rock", hispanicized spelling Pumacaca) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is situated in the Canchis Province, on the border of the districts of Checacupe and Pitumarca. Puma Qaqa lies northwest of Chupika.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Pumacaca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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