Puka Urqu (Canchis)

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
	Puka Urqu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°06′29″S 71°16′20″W[2]
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range	Andes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[3] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pucaorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high . It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District. Puka Urqu lies northwest of Inka Pirqa. The Llanqha Mayu (or Sallqa Mayu) flows along its slopes. It is a right affluent of the Willkanuta River.[1][2]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
"Cerro Pucaorcco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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 Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)

[ign-2] "Cerro Pucaorcco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

[3] 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)