Puka Pukayuq | |
Elevation M: | 4800 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Peru |
Range: | Andes |
Map: | Peru |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.2108°N -69.7556°W |
Puka Pukayuq (Quechua puka red, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a complex of red color", Hispanicized spelling Pucapucayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District It lies northeast of the peaks of Ariquma, Ankayuq K'uchu and Wirta Pata, and north of a lake named Ch'uxñaquta ("green lake", Chocñecota).[1]