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Puka Q'asa (Huancavelica)

Coordinates: 12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W / 12.79472°S 75.17944°W / -12.79472; -75.17944
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Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa is located in Peru
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
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,[2] "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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.