Putaqa (Quechua for Rumex peruanus, also spelled Putaca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District. A small lake named Aququcha (Quechua for "sand lake") lies at its feet.
References escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash 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"