Putaqa Hirka

Putaqa Hirka
Putaqa Hirka is located in Peru
Putaqa Hirka
Putaqa Hirka
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates9°17′30″S 77°06′00″W / 9.29167°S 77.10000°W / -9.29167; -77.10000
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Putaqa Hirka (Quechua putaqa Rumex peruanus, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain, "Rumex peruanus mountain", also spelled Putacajirca) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, on the border of the districts of Cajay and Masin.

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. Peru. Biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"
  3. ↑ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved June 8, 2016.