Pucajasa (Urubamba)

Pucajasa
Pucajasa is located in Peru
Pucajasa
Pucajasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°12′29″S 72°05′01″W / 13.20806°S 72.08361°W / -13.20806; -72.08361
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Pucajasa (possibly from Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "red mountain pass") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumahuancajasa (possibly from Quechua for "Pumahuanca pass").[1]

Looking towards Pumahuancajasa from southeast of Pucajasa

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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