Pucagaga Punta[1] or Pucagaga[2] (possibly from Quechua puka red, qaqa rock, "red rock"; Spanish punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[3][4][5] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, 5,461 metres (17,917 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz.[6] Pucagaga lies south of Ranrapalca, next to Churup, northeast of it.[2]
| Pucagaga Punta | |
|---|---|
 Cordillera Blanca as seen from the west with Pucagaga Punta and Churup (lower-right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,461 m (17,917 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°27′20″S 77°24′14″W / 9.45556°S 77.40389°W |
| Geography | |
  Pucagaga Punta Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
References
edit- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ^ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Churup labelled "Nevado Huamanrripa"
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