Coordinates: 17°53′50″S 66°26′28″W / 17.89722°S 66.44111°W / -17.89722; -66.44111

Puka Puka (Cochabamba)

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Puka Puka
Puka Puka is located in Bolivia
Puka Puka
Puka Puka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,242 m (13,917 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°53′50″S 66°26′28″W / 17.89722°S 66.44111°W / -17.89722; -66.44111
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Puca Puca) is a 4,242-metre-high (13,917 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Arque Province, Arque Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Tarata 3635, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Arque". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.