Puka Hirka (Corongo)

This article is about the mountain in the Corongo Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Hirka (disambiguation).
Puka Hirka
Puka Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates 8°35′35″S 77°42′52″W / 8.59306°S 77.71444°W / -8.59306; -77.71444Coordinates: 8°35′35″S 77°42′52″W / 8.59306°S 77.71444°W / -8.59306; -77.71444
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Puka Hirka (Quechua puka red, hirka mountain,[2] "red mountain", also spelled Pucajirca) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved May 29, 2016.


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