Puka Ranra (Apurímac-Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Apurímac Region and the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Ranra.
Puka Ranra
Puka Ranra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°41′39″S 72°54′47″W / 14.69417°S 72.91306°W / -14.69417; -72.91306Coordinates: 14°41′39″S 72°54′47″W / 14.69417°S 72.91306°W / -14.69417; -72.91306
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Puka Ranra (Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "red, stony ground", hispanicized spelling Pucaranra) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District, and in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coronel Castañeda District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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