Puka Puka (Bolivia)

Puka Puka
Puka Puka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,840 m (15,880 ft)
Coordinates 14°46′21″S 69°04′49″W / 14.77250°S 69.08028°W / -14.77250; -69.08028Coordinates: 14°46′21″S 69°04′49″W / 14.77250°S 69.08028°W / -14.77250; -69.08028 
Geography
Location Bolivia
Parent range Andes

Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[1] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Puca Puca) is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,840 m (15,880 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, north of Pelechuco. It lies west of P'isaqa[2][3] and southeast of Rit'i Apachita.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. ↑ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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