Coordinates: 13°45′20″S 71°10′19″W / 13.75556°S 71.17194°W / -13.75556; -71.17194

Puca Punta (mountain)

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Puka Punta
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Highest point
Elevation5,600 m (18,400 ft)[1]
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Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Puca Punta (possibly from Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "red peak (or ridge)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,600 metres (18,373 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Puka Punta lies southwest of Callangate, northeast of Yanajaja and east of Jatun Punta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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  3. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185