Pucaraju (Huari)

This article is about the mountain in the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pucaraju.
Pucaraju
Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Pucaraju in the lower right center
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°19′38″S 77°16′40″W / 9.32722°S 77.27778°W / -9.32722; -77.27778
Geography
Pucaraju is located in Peru
Pucaraju
Pucaraju
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Pucaraju (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Pucaraju lies on a ridge east of Jacabamba.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz 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 2015-04-18.