| Puca Allpa | |
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  Puca AllpaPeru
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°45′51″S 77°31′46″W / 9.76417°S 77.52944°W / -9.76417; -77.52944 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Puca Allpa or Puka Allpa (Quechua puka red, allpa earth, "red earth", hispanicized spelling Puca Allpa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Recuay and Ticapampa. Puca Allpa lies between Wank'ap'iti in the southeast and Pucairca in the northwest.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- 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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