Puka Q'asa (Castrovirreyna-Huancavelica)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Castrovirreyna Province and the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.

Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	12°57′27″S 75°10′21″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range	Andes, 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 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Castrovirreyna District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Puka Q'asa lies at the Yuraq Ranra valley west of Wachu Intiyuq. Its intermittent stream flows to the Kachimayu in the north.[1]

References

1. 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.