Puka Punta (Huancavelica)

Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "red peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucapunta) is a 5,136-metre-high (16,850 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Puka Punta lies northwest of K'allapayuq.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Punta.
Puka Punta
Puka Punta is located in Peru
Puka Punta
Puka Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,136 m (16,850 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°00′41″S 75°01′52″W[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

References
  1. "Cerro Pucapunta". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  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)
  3. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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