Puka Punchu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Puka Punchu ( Quechua puka red, punchu poncho, [2] "red poncho" or Hispanicized spelling Puca Puncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Puka Punchu lies southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and north of Chuqi Pirwa. [1] [3]