Pucaraju (Ticapampa)

This article is about the mountain in the Ticapampa District, Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.
Pucaraju
Tunsho, Pucarajo
Lake Querococha and Mount Pucaraju (center-left)
Highest point
Elevation5,346 m (17,539 ft)
Coordinates9°40′30″S 77°18′35″W / 9.67500°S 77.30972°W / -9.67500; -77.30972
Geography
Pucaraju is located in Peru
Pucaraju
Pucaraju
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973.[1]

Pucaraju[1][2] (possibly from Quechua puka red,[3] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,346 metres (17,539 ft) high[1] or 5,322 metres (17,461 ft) high[2] depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.[5] Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha.[2]

The IGN-Peru map, cites the main peak as Tunsho, while applying the name Pucarajo to the southern slopes.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994: "Yanamarey Group: Pucaraju 5346m: 1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973."
  2. ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungas Province (Ancash Region) showing the location of Pucarahu (unnamed) northeast of the mountain labelled "Cerro Pucaraju" and northeast of the lake Qiruqucha
  6. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).