Pukaqucha (Marcapata)

Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,320 m (17,450 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°44′16″S 71°01′55″W / 13.73778°S 71.03194°W / -13.73778; -71.03194Coordinates: 13°44′16″S 71°01′55″W / 13.73778°S 71.03194°W / -13.73778; -71.03194 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Pucacocha) is a 5,320-metre-high (17,454 ft) mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Pukaqucha lies northeast of Hatun Ñañu Punta.[1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Pucacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)


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