Aqu Urqu

Aqu Urqu
Aqu Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°16′36″S 73°50′45″W / 14.27667°S 73.84583°W / -14.27667; -73.84583Coordinates: 14°16′36″S 73°50′45″W / 14.27667°S 73.84583°W / -14.27667; -73.84583
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Sucre Province
Parent range Andes

Aqu Urqu (Quechua aqu sand, urqu mountain[2] "sand mountain", also spelled Acco Orcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District, and in the Sucre Province, Huacaña District. Two lakes named Waytaqucha and Amaruyuq lie at its feet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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