K'urkur Urqu

K'urkur Urqu
K'urkur Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates 13°07′41″S 72°26′58″W / 13.12806°S 72.44944°W / -13.12806; -72.44944Coordinates: 13°07′41″S 72°26′58″W / 13.12806°S 72.44944°W / -13.12806; -72.44944
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

K'urkur Urqu (Quechua k'urkur Chusquea scandens, urqu mountain,[1][2] "k'urkur mountain", hispanicized spelling Curcurorjo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,400 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. K'urkur Urqu lies in the northwestern extensions of the Urupampa mountain range, northeast of the archaeological site of Machu Pikchu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province
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