Puka Puka (Chumbivilcas)
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Puka Puka ( Quechua ''puka'' red, the
reduplication In linguistics, reduplication is a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word (or part of it) or even the whole word is repeated exactly or with a slight change. The classic observation on the semantics of reduplication is Edwa ...
indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled ''Pucapuca'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the
Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
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which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the
Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
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Chumbivilcas Province Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825. Geography Some of the most important rivers of the area are ...
, Santo Tomás District. Puka Puka lies southeast of Wiska Tunqu. The
Sinqa Wayq'u Sinqa Wayq'u ( Quechua ''sinqa'' nose, ''wayq'u'' brook or valley, "nose brook (or valley)", Hispanicized spelling ''Senjahuayjo'') which upstream successively is named Urqulla Wayq'u ''(Orjollahuayjo)'', Ancha Pallqa ''(Anchapallja)'', Wankarama ' ...
("nose brook") originates near the mountain. Its waters flow to the Apurímac River.


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Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub