Putka (Junín)
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Putka (Jauja
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 ...
for "muddy", also spelled ''Putca'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa 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
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, about high. It is located 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 de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia * Junín, Cundinamarca * ...
, Yauli Province, in the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli, north of Qarwachuku. The largest lake south of Putka is named
Putkaqucha Putkaqucha (Quechua ''putka'' muddy (Jauja Quechua), ''qucha'' lake, "muddy lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Putcacocha'') is a mountain in the Waytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region Junín may refer to: Place ...
(Quechua for "muddy lake", also spelled ''Putcacocha''). One of the small lakes southeast of Putka is named Putkaqucha, too. It lies at .


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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Junín {{Peru-mountain-stub