Puka Puka (Chumbivilcas) Explained

Puka Puka
Elevation M:5100
Range:Andes, Wansu
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.795°N -72.28°W

Puka Puka (Quechua puka red, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color", also spelled Pucapuca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5100m (16,700feet). It is located in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Puka Puka lies southeast of Wiska Tunqu.

The Sinqa Wayq'u ("nose brook") originates near the mountain. Its waters flow to the Apurímac River.