Puka Hirka
Puka Hirka is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District, northeast of Pastururi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pastoruri Glacier and Qiwlla Hirka.
Pastoruri Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pastoruri glacier is a cirque glacier, located in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca, part of the Andes mountain range, in Northern Peru in the Ancash region. It is one of the few glaciers left in the tropical areas of South America.
Qiwlla Hirka
Peak
Qiwlla Hirka is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District.
Puka Hirka
- Type: Peak
- Description: mountain in Peru
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Catac District, Recuay Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.8917° or 9° 53′ 30″ southLongitude
-77.1628° or 77° 9′ 46″ westOpen location code
67244R5P+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 9240541875OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q25203427
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Puka Hirka” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普卡希爾卡山”
- Persian: “پوکا هیرکا (بولونزی)”
- Persian: “پوکا هیرکا”
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