Puka_Urqu_(Canchis)

Puka Urqu (Canchis)

Puka Urqu (Canchis)

Mountain in Peru

This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Urqu (disambiguation).

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[3] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pucaorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high . It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District. Puka Urqu lies northwest of Inka Pirqa. The Llanqha Mayu (or Sallqa Mayu) flows along its slopes. It is a right affluent of the Willkanuta River.[1][2]

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    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. [2]
    "Cerro Pucaorcco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. [3]
    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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