Puka Qallpa

Puka Qallpa (Quechua puka red, qallpa terrain after the harvest,[2] also spelled Puca Khallpa) is a 3,886-metre-high (12,749 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Alalay Municipality. It lies in the northwest of Kachi Q'asa and northeast of Inka Pirqa. The Puka Urqu Mayu ("red mountain river") flows along its western slope. Its waters flow to the Jatun Mayu ("big river") in the south.[1][3]

Puka Qallpa
Puka Qallpa is located in Bolivia
Puka Qallpa
Puka Qallpa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,886 m (12,749 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°45′23″S 65°42′06″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  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. "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.


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