Pucapuca[1] (possibly from Quechua puka red,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color") is a 5,450-metre-high (17,881 ft)[1] mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District. Pucapuca lies southwest of Choquetacarpo and west of Pumasillo.[1][3]
| Pucapuca | |
|---|---|
  Pucapuca Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,450 m (17,880 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°15′04″S 72°51′40″W / 13.25111°S 72.86111°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003, p. 27
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
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