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Pukayuq

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Parent range
  
Andes, Willkanuta

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Pukayuq

Location
  
Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province

Mountain range
  
Andes, Cordillera Vilcanota

Pukayuq (Quechua puka red, -yuq a suffix, "the one with red color", hispanicized spelling Pucayoc) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Pukayuq lies south of Q'illu Wallayuq, northeast of Wila Jaqhi and Yayamari and southeast of Yana Urqu.

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Pukayuq Wikipedia