Putaqa (Ancash)

Putaqa
Putaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°04′39″S 77°56′20″W / 9.07750°S 77.93889°W / -9.07750; -77.93889Coordinates: 9°04′39″S 77°56′20″W / 9.07750°S 77.93889°W / -9.07750; -77.93889 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus,[2] also spelled Putaca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District. A small lake named Aququcha (Quechua for "sand lake") lies at its feet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"


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