Pucaraju (Ticapampa)

This article is about the mountain in the Ticapampa District, Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.

Pucaraju^[1][2] (possibly from Quechua puka red,^[3] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,^[4] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,346 metres (17,539 ft) high^[1] or 5,322 metres (17,461 ft) high^[2] depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.^[5] Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha.^[2]

Pucaraju
Tunsho, Pucarajo
Lake Querococha and Mount Pucaraju (center-left)
Highest point
Elevation	5,346 m (17,539 ft)
Coordinates	9°40′30″S 77°18′35″W
Geography
Pucaraju Peru
Location	Ancash, Peru
Parent range	Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973.[1]

The IGN-Peru map, cites the main peak as Tunsho, while applying the name Pucarajo to the southern slopes.^[6]

Sources

1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994: "Yanamarey Group: Pucaraju 5346m: 1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973."
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. "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungas Province (Ancash Region) showing the location of Pucarahu (unnamed) northeast of the mountain labelled "Cerro Pucaraju" and northeast of the lake Qiruqucha
6. Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).