Puka Punchu (Cusco)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Puka Punchu | |
|---|---|
  Puka Punchu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or Hispanicized spelling Puca Puncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Puka Punchu lies southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and north of Chuqi Pirwa.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
 | This Cusco Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |