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Puka Qaqa

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Elevation
  
5,000 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Puka Qaqa

Location
  
Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock, "red rock", hispanicized spelling Pucaccacca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puka Qaqa lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range and north of Millpu. The lakes named Quyllurqucha, Warmiqucha (Quechua for "woman lake", Huarmicocha) and Challwaqucha ("fish lake", Challhuacocha) lie at its feet.

Map of Pukaqaqa, Peru

References

Puka Qaqa Wikipedia