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Puma Qaqa

Coordinates: 14°00′53″S 71°17′22″W / 14.01472°S 71.28944°W / -14.01472; -71.28944
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Puma Qaqa
Puma Qaqa is located in Peru
Puma Qaqa
Puma Qaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°00′53″S 71°17′22″W / 14.01472°S 71.28944°W / -14.01472; -71.28944[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent rangeAndes

Puma Qaqa (Quechua puma cougar, puma, qaqa rock,[3] "cougar rock", Hispanicized spelling Pumacaca) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is situated in the Canchis Province, on the border of the districts of Checacupe and Pitumarca. Puma Qaqa lies northwest of Chupika.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ^ "Cerro Pumacaca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 31, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.