Puka Punchu (Cusco)

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]

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Puka Punchu (Puno).
Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W 
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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