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Puka Urqu (Ayacucho)

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Archaeological site in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Lucanas Province, Ayacucho Region in Peru. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu is located in PeruPuka UrquPuka UrquPeru
Highest point
Elevation3,800 m (12,500 ft)
Coordinates14°43′31″S 74°13′40″W / 14.72528°S 74.22778°W / -14.72528; -74.22778
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain, "red mountain", also spelled Pucaorjo, Puka Orqo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 3,800 m (12,467 ft) high, with an archaeological site of that name on the mountaintop. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, San Cristóbal District, north of San Cristóbal. Puka Urqu lies northwest of the archaeological site of Ñawpallaqta.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES
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