Puka Puka (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Puka.
Puka Puka
Puka Puka is located in Peru
Puka Puka
Puka Puka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°15′09″S 75°47′11″W / 12.25250°S 75.78639°W / -12.25250; -75.78639
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Puka Puka (Quechua puka red,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Pucapuca) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Alis and Vitis, north of Alis.[1]

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