Puca Allpa | |
Elevation M: | 4,800 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Location: | Peru, Ancash Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -9.7642°N -77.5294°W |
Puca Allpa or Puka Allpa (Quechua puka red, allpa earth, "red earth", hispanicized spelling Puca Allpa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Recuay and Ticapampa. Puca Allpa lies between Wank'ap'iti in the southeast and Pucairca in the northwest.[1]