Coordinates: 10°06′32″S 77°00′58″W / 10.10889°S 77.01611°W / -10.10889; -77.01611

Puka Qaqa (Bolognesi)

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Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa is located in Peru
Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°06′32″S 77°00′58″W / 10.10889°S 77.01611°W / -10.10889; -77.01611
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", Hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain south of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District. Puka Qaqa lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of a lake named Kunturqucha ("condor lake").[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.