Coordinates: 10°43′35″S 75°44′45″W / 10.72639°S 75.74583°W / -10.72639; -75.74583

Putaqa (Pasco)

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Putaqa
Highest point
Elevation4,000 m (13,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°43′35″S 75°44′45″W / 10.72639°S 75.74583°W / -10.72639; -75.74583
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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"