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Pichqa Pukyu

Coordinates: 10°26′59″S 76°05′22″W / 10.44972°S 76.08944°W / -10.44972; -76.08944
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Pichqa Pukyu
Pichqa Pukyu is located in Peru
Pichqa Pukyu
Pichqa Pukyu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°26′59″S 76°05′22″W / 10.44972°S 76.08944°W / -10.44972; -76.08944
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pichqa Pukyu (Quechua pichqa five, pukyu spring, well,[2] "five springs (or wells)", hispanicized spelling Pichgapuquio) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huariaca District.[1]

References

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