Putaqa (Ancash)

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Putaqa.
Putaqa
Putaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°04′39″S 77°56′20″W / 9.07750°S 77.93889°W / -9.07750; -77.93889Coordinates: 9°04′39″S 77°56′20″W / 9.07750°S 77.93889°W / -9.07750; -77.93889
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus,[2] also spelled Putaca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District. A small lake named Aququcha (Quechua for "sand lake") lies at its feet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"


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