Aqu Muqu

Aqu Muqu
Aqu Muqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°58′10″S 71°08′38″W / 13.96944°S 71.14389°W / -13.96944; -71.14389Coordinates: 13°58′10″S 71°08′38″W / 13.96944°S 71.14389°W / -13.96944; -71.14389
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Aqu Muqu (Quechua aqu sand, muqu, hill,[2] "sand hill", hispanicized spelling Ajomojo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Aqu Muqu lies northwest of Inti Qhawana and east of Wampuni. It is situated at the bank of the Yanamayu, a left tributary of the Ch'illkamayu whose waters flow to the Willkanuta River.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 4, 2015.


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