Puka Q'asa (Huaytará)

Puka Q'asa
Puka Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates13°11′17″S 74°59′55″W / 13.18806°S 74.99861°W / -13.18806; -74.99861
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Q'asa (Quechua puka red, q'asa mountain pass, "red mountain pass", also spelled Pucaccasa) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Puka Q'asa lies southwest of a mountain named Yawarqucha, east of Chuqlluqucha. The little lake northwest of Puka Q'asa is Wachwaqucha ("Andean goose lake").