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Puka Hirka (Huaraz Yungay)

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Location
  
Peru, Ancash Region

Ranges
  
Andes, Cordillera Negra

Elevation
  
4,870 m

Puka Hirka (Huaraz-Yungay)

Parent range
  
Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Hirka (Quechua puka red, hirka mountain, "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Puca Jirca) is a 4,870 m (15,980 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, on the border of the districts of Cochabamba and Pariacoto, and in the Yungay Province, Shupluy District. It lies southwest of Willka Wayin.

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Puka Hirka (Huaraz-Yungay) Wikipedia