Putaqa (Junín)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Putaqa.
Putaqa
Putaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°26′48″S 76°16′43″W / 11.44667°S 76.27861°W / -11.44667; -76.27861Coordinates: 11°26′48″S 76°16′43″W / 11.44667°S 76.27861°W / -11.44667; -76.27861
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus,[2] also spelled Putaca) is a mountain in Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. A small lake named Aququcha (Quechua for "sand lake")[3] lies at its feet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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