Puka Mach'ay

Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay
	Puka Mach'ay Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates	9°46′18″S 77°14′04″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Puka Mach'ay (Quechua puka red, mach'ay cave,[2] "red cave", also spelled Pucamachay) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puka Mach'ay lies east of Qishqi. One of the little lakes south of it is named Pukaqucha (Quechua for "red lake").[1]

Sources

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)