Puka Urqu (Canchis)

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W / 14.10806°S 71.27222°W / -14.10806; -71.27222Coordinates: 14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W / 14.10806°S 71.27222°W / -14.10806; -71.27222 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[3] "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Pucaorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,700 ft) high . It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District. Puka Urqu lies northwest of Inka Pirqa. The Llanqha Mayu (or Sallqa Mayu) flows along its slopes. It is a right affluent of the Willkanuta River.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Pucaorcco". 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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