Putaqa

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Putaqa is a mountain north of the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District. Putaqa lies northwest of a mountain named Ñawsaqucha and northeast of Waqurunchu. ()

Elevation: 15092 ftCoordinates: 10°27'47"S, 75°58'52"W

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Putaqa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Waqurunchu, Huaguruncho, Qiwllaqucha, Ñausacocha.

5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waqurunchu
146 min walk • The Huaguruncho mountain range is situated in the Andes of Peru. It extends in an easterly direction between 10°29' and 10°34'S and 75°50'W and 76°01'W for about 27 km.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huaguruncho
141 min walk • Huaguruncho, Tarata or Huagaruncho is a 5,723-metre-high mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak, officially named Tarata, is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Qiwllaqucha
92 min walk • Quiulacocha is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches 5,012 m above sea level.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ñausacocha
74 min walk • Ñausacocha is a 5,152-metre-high mountain and a nearby lake of the same name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District, north of Huaguruncho. Lake Ñausacocha lies at the southwestern slope of the peak at 10°29′19″S 75°57′05″W.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wamanripayuq
95 min walk • Wamanripayuq is a 4,960-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, San Rafael District, and in the Pachitea Province, Panao District.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
K'uchu Hanka
105 min walk • K'uchu Hanka is a 4,925-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, San Rafael District, and in the Pachitea Province, Panao District.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Saqra Mach'ay
55 min walk • Saqra Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,750 m high, in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District. It lies northwest of the Waqurunchu mountain range, southeast of Wamanripayuq.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tampu Raqra
158 min walk • Tamboragra or Tambo Ragra is a 4,996-metre-high mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. Tamboragra lies west of Añilcocha and northeast of Huaguruncho.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puka Uru
92 min walk • Puka Uru is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,650 m high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District. Puka Uru lies northwest Qiwllaqucha, one of the highest peaks of the Waqurunchu mountain range.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rikacha Tuna
136 min walk • Rikacha Tuna is a 4,400-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pachitea Province, Panao District. Rikacha Tuna lies northeast of K'uchu Hanka.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waqurunchu
30 min walk • Waqurunchu is a mountain north of the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District.