Putaqa (Huánuco)

Putaqa
Putaqa
	Putaqa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates	10°27′47″S 75°58′52″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Huánuco Region
Parent range	Andes

Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus,[2] also spelled Potaga) is a mountain north of the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District. Putaqa lies northwest of a mountain named Ñawsaqucha and northeast of Waqurunchu.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)

[2] Genaro Yarupaitán Galván, Joaquina Albán Castillo, Fanerógamas de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú (Fanerogams from Huancayo, Peru), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UNMSM, Rev. peru. biol. 11(2): 193-202 (2004), p. 199, Rumex peruanus "Potaja", "Putaca"