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Puka Pampa

Coordinates: 8°32′47″S 77°44′36″W / 8.54639°S 77.74333°W / -8.54639; -77.74333
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Puka Pampa
Puka Pampa is located in Peru
Puka Pampa
Puka Pampa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°32′47″S 77°44′36″W / 8.54639°S 77.74333°W / -8.54639; -77.74333
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Puka Pampa (Quechua puka red, pampa plain,[2] "red plain", also spelled Pucapampa) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo 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.