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Puka Ranra (Yungay)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Yungay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Ranra.
Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra is located in PeruPuka RanraPuka RanraPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates9°15′57″S 77°48′56″W / 9.26583°S 77.81556°W / -9.26583; -77.81556
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Negra

Puka Ranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground, "red, stony ground", also spelled Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District. Puka Ranra lies southwest of a lake named Qanchisqucha (Quechua for "seven lakes").

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.


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