Putaqa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 11°26′48″S76°16′43″W / 11.44667°S 76.27861°W Coordinates: 11°26′48″S76°16′43″W / 11.44667°S 76.27861°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus, [2] also spelled Putaca) is a mountain in Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. A small lake named Aququcha (Quechua for "sand lake") [3] lies at its feet. [1]
The docks and sorrels, genus Rumex L., are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Peruvian Amazon. Its capital is Huancayo.
Huascacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,484 m (14,711 ft), about 5.10 km long and 0.95 km at its widest point.
Waskhaqucha or Wask'aqucha may refer to:
Pumacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,265 m (13,993 ft), about 5.144 km long and 0.95 km at its widest point. Pumacocha lies northwest of a lake named Huallacocha and southwest of the town of Yauli.
Carhuachuco is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,507 metres (18,068 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. Carhuachuco lies south of the mountain Putka and south-west of the lake Putkaqucha.
Putka is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli, north of Qarwachuku.
Putkaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. It lies in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range, south of the mountain Putka.
Putkaqucha is a 5,236-metre-high (17,178 ft) mountain in the Waytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Comas District, and in the Huancayo Province, on the border of the districts of El Tambo and Quilcas. Putkaqucha lies southwest of Puywan and northwest of Waytapallana and Ch'uspi.
Lake Ancapuachanan is a small lake in the Huaytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, El Tambo District. Lake Ancapuachanan is situated north of the lake named Chuspicocha and southwest of Mount Chuspi.
Lake Pucrococha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies south-east of Lake Marcapomacocha.
Uqhu or Ukhu is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Uqhu lies east of a lake named Wallaqucha (Huallacocha).
Mishipañahuin is a 5,208-metre-high (17,087 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies northeast of Lake Marcapomacocha and at the shore of Lake Marcacocha.
Yuraqqucha may refer to:
Shawaq is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, north of a lake named Waqraqucha.
Putaqa is a mountain north of the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District. Putaqa lies northwest of a mountain named Ñawsaqucha and northeast of Waqurunchu.
Lichiqucha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, in the districts of Carampoma and Huanza. Lichiqucha lies northwest of Liyunqucha.
Putaqa Wayi is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, Cajas District.
Putaqa is a mountain in Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Paucartambo District.
Putaqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District. A small lake named Aququcha lies at its feet.
Putaqa Hirka 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.
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