Puka Qaqa (Recuay)

Puka Qaqa
Puka Qaqa
	Puka Qaqa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,640 m (15,220 ft) [1]
Coordinates	10°01′39″S 77°28′27″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock,[2] "red rock", Hispanicized spelling Pucaccaca) is a 4,640-metre-high (15,220 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Huayllapampa and Marca. Puka Qaqa lies southwest of Qulluta and Minas Hirka.[3]

References

"South America Maps". Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)

External links

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[maplatin-1] "South America Maps". Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

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

[3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)