Pucaraju or Pukaraju (possibly from

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 ...

''puka'' red, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "red snow-covered mountain")lib.utexas.edu
Map of the area showing "Nevado Pucaraju" is a mountain in the

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

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 ...

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, about high. It is situated 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 ...

Mariscal Luzuriaga Province The Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Spanish ''mariscal'' marshal) is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created by law 12541 on January 12, 1956 and named after the Peruvian marshal and Argentine general Toribio de Luzuriaga ...

, Lucma District, in the

Pomabamba Province The Pomabamba Province (Quechua Puma Pampa) is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was formerly called ''Pumapampa'' (Quechua for "cougar plain") and today it is also known as "The City of Cedars". It is located at the left ...

, Llumpa District, and in the

Yungay Province The Yungay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Waskaran, the highest elevation of Peru, lies on the border to the Carhuaz Province. C ...

Yanama District Yanama District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.35%) learnt ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Yungay Province (Ancash Region) showing "Nevado Pacaraju" Pucaraju lies southeast of

Taulliraju Taulliraju (possibly from Quechua ''tawlli'' a kind of legume, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow,babylon.com
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and west of the lakes named Wiqruqucha and Orgoncocha. The IGN-Peru map and the UGEL map of Yungay show the name of the mountain as "Pacaraju".

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