Pacocahua (Puno) Explained

Pacocahua
Elevation M:	5000
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Range:	Andes
Location:	Peru, Puno Region
Map:	Peru
Map Size:	200
Coordinates:	-16.6092°N -70.02°W

Pacocahua ^{[1] [2]} is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, and in the Puno Province, Acora District. It lies south of Coline and southeast of Arichua.^[1]

Name

Pacocahua or Patocahu possibly derives from Aymara language terms,, or meaning the color light brown, reddish, fair-haired, or dark chestnut, and meaning little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, or gap in the earth,^[3] the name thus meaning "brown brook" or "brown ravine".^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
2. Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
3. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición. Félix Layme Pairumani. October 18, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185052/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/dicframe.html. September 2, 2013.