Puka Qaqa (
Quechua ''puka'' red, ''qaqa'' rock,
"red rock", Hispanicized spelling ''Pucaccacca'') is a mountain south of the
Wallanka
Huallanca (possibly from Quechua for "mountain range" and a cactus plant ''(Opuntia subulata'')), also known as Burro ( Spanish for "donkey"), is a ) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest peak in the Huallanca mountain range. Hu ...
mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
,
Bolognesi Province,
Huasta District
Huasta is a district of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru
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. Puka Qaqa lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of a lake named Kunturqucha ("condor lake").
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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