Puca Punta (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''puka'' red, ''punta'' peak; ridge, "red peak (or ridge)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, about high. It is located in the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ...

, Canchis Province,

Pitumarca District Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru. Geography The Willkanuta mountain range lies in the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are Chumpi, Chupika, Hatun Uma, Hatun Ñañu Punta, ...

, and in the Quispicanchi Province,

Ocongate District The Ocongate District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Ocongate. Geography The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest pe ...

. Puka Punta lies southwest of Callangate, northeast of Yanajaja and east of Jatun Punta.

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Mountains of the Department of Cusco Five-thousanders of the Andes {{Cusco-geo-stub