Puka Punchu (Puno)

Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu
	Puka Punchu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°19′40″S 70°57′20″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent range	Andes

Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho,[2] "red poncho" or "silver ravine", Hispanicized spelling Pucapuncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts of Ocuviri and Santa Lucía. Puka Punchu lies southeast of Qullqi Q'awa.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)