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Puka Rumi

Coordinates: 12°37′28″S 75°26′02″W / 12.62444°S 75.43389°W / -12.62444; -75.43389
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Puka Rumi
Puka Rumi is located in Peru
Puka Rumi
Puka Rumi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°37′28″S 75°26′02″W / 12.62444°S 75.43389°W / -12.62444; -75.43389
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Puka Rumi (Quechua puka red, rumi stone,[2] "red stone", Hispanicized spelling Pucarumi) is a 5,000-metre-high (16,404 ft) mountain in the northern part of the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Puka Rumi lies southeast of Ñawinqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.