Pucachuaña (possibly from Aymara puka colored, ch'uwaña oozing of water and other liquids; melting of metals and other things)[3][4] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies west of Yuracjasa.[1]
| Pucachuaña | |
|---|---|
  Pucachuaña Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°11′37″S 70°34′48″W / 14.19361°S 70.58000°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
References
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^ "Cerro Pucachuaña". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ 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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