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Puka Uru

Coordinates: 10°28′40″S 76°01′54″W / 10.47778°S 76.03167°W / -10.47778; -76.03167
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Puka Uru
Puka Uru is located in Peru
Puka Uru
Puka Uru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,650 m (15,260 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°28′40″S 76°01′54″W / 10.47778°S 76.03167°W / -10.47778; -76.03167
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Uru (Quechua puka red, uru tick; spider,[2][3] "red tick" or "red spider", hispanicized names Pucaoro Grande or Pucuaro Grande) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,650 m (15,260 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District. Puka Uru lies northwest Qiwllaqucha, one of the highest peaks of the Waqurunchu mountain range.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua dell Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)