Puka Q'asa (Angaraes)

This article is about the mountain in the Angaraes Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa is located in Peru
Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°07′27″S 74°46′19″W / 13.12417°S 74.77194°W / -13.12417; -74.77194
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Angaraes Province
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Pucaccasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Angaraes Province, Lircay District. Puka Q'asa lies southwest of Hatun Rit'i and Wayra Q'asa, and northwest of Qiwllaqucha.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Angaraes Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.