Pucajasa (Urubamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.

Pucajasa
Pucajasa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°12′29″S 72°05′01″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Urubamba

Pucajasa (possibly from Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumahuancajasa (possibly from Quechua for "Pumahuanca pass").[1]

Looking towards Pumahuancajasa from southeast of Pucajasa

References

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