Puka Suntu (
Quechua ''puka'' red, ''suntu'' heap, pile,
"red heap", Hispanicized spelling ''Pucasunto'') is a mountain in the
Wansu 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 ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It lies in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated dep ...
,
La Unión Province,
Puyca District. Puka Suntu is situated at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (''Compepalca)''.
Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.
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References
Mountains of the Department of Arequipa
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