Puka Punchu (Cusco)

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Puka Punchu (Puno).
Puka Punchu
Puka Punchu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates15°16′31″S 71°01′48″W / 15.27528°S 71.03000°W / -15.27528; -71.03000
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Punchu (Quechua puka red, punchu poncho, "red poncho" or Hispanicized spelling Puca Puncho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Puka Punchu lies southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and north of Chuqi Pirwa.

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