Poroquingua
Poroquingua is a mountain saddle in Ancash, Peru and has an elevation of 4,890 metres.Photo: Ondando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,890 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Peru
- Also known as: “Punta Olímpica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Contrahierbas.
Contrahierbas
Peak
Photo: Ondando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Contrahierbas, also called Yanarraju or Ruricocha, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,954 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay.
Poroquingua
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Ancash, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.131° or 9° 7′ 51″ southLongitude
-77.5109° or 77° 30′ 39″ westElevation
4,890 metres (16,043 feet)Open location code
6724VF9Q+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 805894368OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q13190378
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Poroquingua” goes by many names.
- German: “Poroquingua”
- German: “Punta Olímpica”
- Quechua: “P’urukiñwa”
- Quechua: “Poroquingua”
- Quechua: “Purukinwa”
- Spanish: “Poroquingua”
- Spanish: “Punta Olímpica”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Potaca and Jatopampa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta Olímpica and Mateo.
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