Puka Urqu (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Arequipa Region and the Ayacucho Region in Peru. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,923.1 m (16,152 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°13′59″S 73°7′00″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Ayacucho Region, Paucar del Sara Sara Province
Parent range	Andes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pucaorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,923.1 metres (16,152 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Charcana District, and in the Ayacucho Region, Paucar del Sara Sara Province, Oyolo District. Puka Urqu lies west of Charcana, between the mountains Qinchu (Gencho) in the north and Anchaqalla (Anchacalla) in the south.[3]

References

1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucar del Sara Sara Province (Ayacucho Region)