Pucaparina | |
Elevation M: | 4800 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Vilcanota |
Location: | Peru, Puno Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.2556°N -70.7511°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Pucaparina (possibly from Aymara puka colored, Quechua puka red, Aymara parina flamingo,[3] "colored flamingo" or "red flamingo") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It lies in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District.[1]