Pucagaga Punta Explained

Pucagaga Punta
Map:	Peru
Location:	Peru, Ancash Region
Coordinates:	-9.4556°N -77.4039°W
Elevation M:	5461
Range:	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Map Size:	200

Pucagaga Punta^[1] or Pucagaga^[2] (possibly from Quechua puka red, qaqa rock, "red rock"; Spanish punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)^{[3] [4]} is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, 5461m (17,917feet) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz.^[5] Pucagaga lies south of Ranrapalca, next to Churup, northeast of it.

Notes and References

1. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. Book: Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. 3-937530-05-3.
3. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
4. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Churup labelled "Nevado Huamanrripa"