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Puka Punta (Ancash)

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Location
  
Peru, Ancash Region

Ranges
  
Andes, Cordillera Negra

Elevation
  
4,800 m

Puka Punta (Ancash)

Parent range
  
Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge, "red peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucapunta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Mato District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District. Puka Punta lies southeast of a mountain and lake named Qarwaqucha.

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Puka Punta (Ancash) Wikipedia