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Pucaraju[1][2] (possibly from Quechua puka red,[3] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,346 metres (17,539 ft) high[1] or 5,322 metres (17,461 ft) high[2] depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.[5] Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha.[2]

This article is about the mountain in the Ticapampa District, Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.
Pucaraju
Tunsho, Pucarajo
Lake Querococha and Mount Pucaraju (center-left)
Highest point
Elevation5,346 m (17,539 ft)
Coordinates9°40′30″S 77°18′35″W
Geography
Pucaraju
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973.[1]

The IGN-Peru map, cites the main peak as Tunsho, while applying the name Pucarajo to the southern slopes.[6]


Sources


  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994: "Yanamarey Group: Pucaraju 5346m: 1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973."
  2. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  4. "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungas Province (Ancash Region) showing the location of Pucarahu (unnamed) northeast of the mountain labelled "Cerro Pucaraju" and northeast of the lake Qiruqucha
  6. Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).


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