Puka (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

for red, Hispanicized spelling ''Puca'') is a mountain in the Andes of

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It is situated in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ...

Acobambilla District Acobambilla District is one of nineteen districts of the Huancavelica Province in Peru. Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the district like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Wa ...

, and in the

Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido **Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Juní ...

Huancayo Province Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the ...

Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of ...

. Puka lies southwest of

Warmi Mach'ay Warmi Mach'ay (Quechua ''warmi'' woman, ''mach'ay'' cave, "woman cave", Hispanicized spelling ''Huarmimachay'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla Distri ...

, between the lakes named

Warmiqucha Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''qucha'' lake, "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huanca ...

in the southeast and

Quylluqucha Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty ...

in the north.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)

References

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