Pucarajo (Bolognesi-Huari)

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Pucarajo
Pucarajo is located in Peru
Pucarajo
Pucarajo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°49′03″S 77°06′05″W / 9.81750°S 77.10139°W / -9.81750; -77.10139
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pucarajo (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District, and in the Huari Province, San Marcos District. Pucarajo lies northwest of the Yanashallash pass.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi 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. ^ "Rahu - Quechua - Inglés Traductor". traductor.babylon.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-05-02.