Puka (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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for red,
Hispanicized spelling ''Puca'') is a mountain in the Andes of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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. It is situated in the
Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciud ...
,
Huancavelica Province
The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica.
Boundaries
*North: Tayacaja Province
*East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ...
,
Acobambilla District
Acobambilla District is one of nineteen districts of the Huancavelica Province in Peru.
Geography
There are a couple of large lakes in the district like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Warm ...
, and in the
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Junín Partido
** Junín, Buenos Aires
***Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
*Junín Department, San Luis
Junín is a Departments of Argentina, Department of San Luis Provinc ...
,
Huancayo Province
Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the ...
,
Chongos Alto District
Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of ...
. Puka lies southwest of
Warmi Mach'ay
Warmi Mach'ay (Quechua ''warmi'' woman, ''mach'ay'' cave, "woman cave", Hispanicized spelling ''Huarmimachay'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla Distric ...
, between the lakes named
Warmiqucha
Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''qucha'' lake, "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.
See also
* List of lakes in Peru
* Millococha
M ...
in the southeast and
Quylluqucha
Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approxim ...
in the north.
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References
Mountains of Huancavelica Region
Mountains of Junín Region
Mountains of Peru
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