Santa Cruz (mountain)
Santa Cruz,[2][3][1][4] Pucaraju,[3][2][5] Pukaraju[1] (possibly from Quechua puka red,[6] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow)[7] or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas")[1] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash.[5] It has a height of 6,259 metres (20,535 ft),[1] although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres (20,476 ft).[2][3]
Santa Cruz | |
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Pucaraju | |
West face. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,259 m (20,535 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 8°53′39″S 77°42′30″W |
Geography | |
Santa Cruz Peru | |
Location | Ancash, Peru |
Parent range | Cordillera Blanca, Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 20 July 1948 by Frédéric Marmillod and Ali Szepessy-Schaurek |
See also
References
- Ricker, John (1977). Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 9781933056708.
- Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
- Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 60. ISBN 9780953608720.
- "UGEL Huaylas - Mapa" (PDF). ESCALE - Estadística de la Calidad Educativa - Mapas (in Spanish). MINEDU. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- babylon.com
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