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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Putka.
Putka
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Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)
Coordinates11°41′10″S 76°12′50″W / 11.68611°S 76.21389°W / -11.68611; -76.21389
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Putka (Jauja Quechua for "muddy", also spelled Putca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is slocated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District.

Putka lies northwest of Wayrakancha and east of Quñuqp'ukru and the little lake named Putkaqucha (Quechua for "muddy lake", Hispanicized name Lago Putca or Laguna Putca) which is located at 11°41′20″S 76°13′37″W / 11.68889°S 76.22694°W / -11.68889; -76.22694.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. , see qoncho (in Junín: putka)


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