Puka Urqu (Ayacucho) Explained

Puka Urqu
Elevation M:3800
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Ayacucho Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.7253°N -74.2278°W

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain, "red mountain", also spelled Pucaorjo, Puka Orqo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 38000NaN0 high, with an archaeological site of that name on the mountaintop. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, San Cristóbal District, north of San Cristóbal. Puka Urqu lies northwest of the archaeological site of Ñawpallaqta.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  3. Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES