Puka Suntu (
Quechua ''puka'' red, ''suntu'' heap, pile,
"red heap", Hispanicized spelling ''Pucasunto'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It lies in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the province La Unión Province, Peru, La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district ...
. Puka Suntu is situated at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (''Compepalca)''.
Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.
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References
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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