Puka Q'asa (Huancavelica)

This article is about the mountain in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Q'asa.

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass,^[2] "red mountain pass," Hispanicized spelling Pucajasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Puka Q'asa lies northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu and Winchu Q'asa, and east of Tipiqucha.^[1]

Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	12°47′41″S 75°10′46″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range	Andes, Chunta

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.