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Puka Q'asa (Huancavelica)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa is located in PeruPuka Q'asaPuka Q'asaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W / 12.79472°S 75.17944°W / -12.79472; -75.17944
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass, "red mountain pass," Hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Puka Q'asa lies northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu and Winchu Q'asa, and east of Tipiqucha.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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