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Puka Mach'ay

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Mach'ay.
Puka Mach'ay
Puka Mach'ay is located in PeruPuka Mach'ayPuka Mach'ayPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates9°46′18″S 77°14′04″W / 9.77167°S 77.23444°W / -9.77167; -77.23444
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Puka Mach'ay (Quechua puka red, mach'ay cave, "red cave", also spelled Pucamachay) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puka Mach'ay lies east of Qishqi. One of the little lakes south of it is named Pukaqucha (Quechua for "red lake").

Sources

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 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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