Pucarajo (Catac)

This article is about the mountain in the Catac District, Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.
Pucarajo
Pucarajo is located in Peru
Pucarajo
Pucarajo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°51′11″S 77°15′23″W / 9.85306°S 77.25639°W / -9.85306; -77.25639
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca

Pucarajo (possibly from Quechua puka red,[2] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. The peaks of Pucarajo lies southeast, south and southwest of Mururaju.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay 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. ^ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-03-14.