Puka Qaqa

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Puka Qaqa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puka Qaqa lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range and north of Millpu. The lakes named Quyllurqucha, Warmiqucha and Challwaqucha lie at its feet. ()

Elevation: 16404 ftCoordinates: 10°26'5"S, 76°51'22"W

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Puka Qaqa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colorcocha, Cule, Quesillojanca, Cuyoc Mountain.

0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Colorcocha
15 min walk • Colorcocha or Collorcocha is a lake in the Lima Region in Peru. It is located in the Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Quyllurqucha lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Huayhuash mountain range, between Pucaccacca in the north and Millpo in the south.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cule
123 min walk • Cule, Kuli or Rumiwain is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,580 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quesillojanca
97 min walk • Quesillojanca, is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,348 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cuyoc Mountain
93 min walk • Cuyoc, also known as: Puyoc, is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Cuyoc lies north of Pumarinri.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pariauccro
143 min walk • Pariauccro or Pariaucro is a massif in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. This mountain has two summits, the highest one reaching an altitude of 5,572 m. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.
6.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yarupac
155 min walk • Yarupac or Caudalosa is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,685 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumarinri
82 min walk • Pumarinri is a 5,465-metre-high mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pumarinri lies at the Pumarinri valley, south of Cuyoc.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Raura mountain range
129 min walk • Raura is a mountain range located in the Andes of Peru, on the boundaries of the regions of Huánuco, Lima and Pasco. It extends between 10°21' and 10°31'S and 76°41' and 76°50'W for about 20 km.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Suyruqucha
86 min walk • Suerococha is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. It lies east of Cuyoc.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Huascacocha
131 min walk • Lake Huascacocha or Lake Huacacocha is a lake in Peru located in Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. Lake Huascacocha lies in the north of the Raura mountain range, west of lakes Patarcocha and Chuspi.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puscanturpa
120 min walk • Puscanturpa is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.