Pucagaga Punta

Pucagaga Punta^[1] or Pucagaga^[2] (possibly from Quechua puka red, qaqa rock, "red rock"; Spanish punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)^[3][4][5] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, 5,461 metres (17,917 ft) high.^[2] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz.^[6] Pucagaga lies south of Ranrapalca, next to Churup, northeast of it.^[2]

Pucagaga Punta
Cordillera Blanca as seen from the west with Pucagaga Punta and Churup (lower-right)
Highest point
Elevation	5,461 m (17,917 ft)
Coordinates	9°27′20″S 77°24′14″W
Geography
Pucagaga Punta Peru
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca

References

1. Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
4. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
5. homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Churup labelled "Nevado Huamanrripa"