Puka Q'asa (Huaytará)

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", also spelled Pucaccasa) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Puka Q'asa lies southwest of a mountain named Yawarqucha, east of Chuqlluqucha. The little lake northwest of Puka Q'asa is Wachwaqucha ("Andean goose lake").[1]

Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa is located in Peru
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°11′17″S 74°59′55″W
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica 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)


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