Pucarajo (Bolognesi-Huari)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Bolognesi Province and the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pucarajo.
Pucarajo
Pucarajo is located in Peru
Pucarajo
Pucarajo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°49′03″S 77°06′05″W / 9.81750°S 77.10139°W / -9.81750; -77.10139
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pucarajo (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District, and in the Huari Province, San Marcos District. Pucarajo lies northwest of the Yanashallash pass.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi 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.
  3. ^ "Rahu - Quechua - Inglés Traductor". traductor.babylon.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-05-02.