Huch'uy Puka Q'asa

Huch'uy Puka Q'asa
Huch'uy Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates13°33′18″S 74°29′19″W / 13.55500°S 74.48861°W / -13.55500; -74.48861
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent rangeAndes

“‘Huch'uy Puka Q'asa’” (Quechua “huch'uy” little, “puka” red, “q'asa” mountain pass, meaning “little red pass”, also spelled “Uchuy Pucaccasa”) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Totos District, northeast of Totos. Huch'uy Puka Q'asa lies south of Chawpi Urqu. The lake north of it is named Llulluchaqucha (Llullucha Ccocha).