{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}
{{About|the mountain in Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash, Peru|other uses|Pukarahu (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Santa Cruz | image = Santa-cruz-peru.jpg | image_caption = West face. | map = Peru | map_caption = Peru | location = Ancash, Peru | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|8.89429|S|77.7083|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000_source:kolossus-itwiki|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 6259 | elevation_ref = <ref name=":3" /> | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | listing = | range = Cordillera Blanca, Andes | topo = | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | type = | age = | first_ascent = 20 July 1948 by Frédéric Marmillod and Ali Szepessy-Schaurek | easiest_route = | other_name = '''Pucaraju''' | map_size = 220 | image_size = 220 }} '''Santa Cruz''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-928777-57-2}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Andes: A Guide for Climbers|last=Biggar|first=John|date=2005|publisher=Andes|isbn=9780953608720|pages=60|language=en}}</ref> '''Pucaraju,'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_huaylas.pdf|title=UGEL Huaylas - Mapa|website=ESCALE - Estadística de la Calidad Educativa - Mapas|publisher=MINEDU|language=es|access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref> '''Pukaraju'''<ref name=":3" /> (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red,<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow)<ref>[http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rahu/ babylon.com]</ref> or '''Pico de Huaylas''' (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas")<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|title=Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes|last=Ricker|first=John|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|year=1977|isbn=9781933056708|pages=60–61}}</ref> is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash.<ref name=":2" /> It has a height of {{convert|6259|m|ft|0}},<ref name=":3" /> although other maps cite a height of {{convert|6241|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />{{Clear|left}}
== See also == * Lake Atuncocha * Caraz * Taulliraju
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Mountains of the Department of Ancash Category:Six-thousanders of the Andes
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