Putaqa (Ancash)

Putaqa
Putaqa
	Putaqa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates	9°04′39″S 77°56′20″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Negra

Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus,[2] also spelled Putaca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District. A small lake named Aququcha (Quechua for "sand lake") lies at its feet.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"

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

[yarupaitan-2] Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"