Putaqa (Huánuco)

This article is about the mountain in the Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Putaqa.
Putaqa
Putaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 10°27′47″S 75°58′52″W / 10.46306°S 75.98111°W / -10.46306; -75.98111Coordinates: 10°27′47″S 75°58′52″W / 10.46306°S 75.98111°W / -10.46306; -75.98111
Geography
Location Peru, Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus,[2] also spelled Potaga) 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco 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"
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