Pukara Punta (Quechua pukara fortress, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "fortress peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucará Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It lies in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, on the border of the districts of Palcamayo and Cajas.[1]
Pukara Punta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 11°13′20″S 75°49′57″W / 11.22222°S 75.83250°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
References
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)
- ^ 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