Puka Mach'ay, Huascarán National Park

#145 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Puka Mach'ay is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puka Mach'ay lies east of Qishqi. One of the little lakes south of it is named Pukaqucha. ()

Elevation: 16404 ftCoordinates: 9°46'18"S, 77°14'4"W

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Puka Mach'ay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kunkush Punta, Rocotopunta, Qishqiqucha, Mururaju.

5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kunkush Punta, Huascarán National Park
142 min walk • Kunkush Punta is a 4,907-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush Punta lies east of Qiruqucha.
6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocotopunta, Huascarán National Park
173 min walk • Rocotopunta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District, northeast of Lake Querococha.
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Qishqiqucha
162 min walk • Qishqiqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres, about 0.7 km long and 0.39 km at its widest point.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mururaju, Huascarán National Park
66 min walk • Mururaju, Murrorajo or Pongos Sur is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,688 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Queshque, Huascarán National Park
24 min walk • Queshque, or Gueshgue is a 5,630-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kunkush, Huascarán National Park
115 min walk • Cuncush is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Cuncush lies southwest of Mururaju and northwest of Pukarahu.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumahuaín, Huascarán National Park
146 min walk • Pumahuaín is a 5,008-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Puma Wayin lies southwest of Mururahu and Kunkush and northwest of Pukarahu.
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kuntur Sinqa
160 min walk • Kuntur Sinqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,630 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kuntur Sinqa lies west of Mururahu at a lake named Qishqiqucha.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shahuanga Punta, Huascarán National Park
81 min walk • Shahuanga Punta is a 5,161-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. It lies north of Queshque.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tantash, Huascarán National Park
120 min walk • Tantash is a 5,504-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Tantash lies southeast of Mururaju and east of Pukarahu.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yuracyacu, Huascarán National Park
65 min walk • Yuracyacu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It lies northeast of Queshque.