Awqa Urqu

Awqa Urqu

Awqa Urqu (in the background, on the right) as seen from Cochamarca (Quchamarka) in the southwest
Highest point
Elevation 4,982 m (16,345 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°56′45″S 75°25′42″W / 12.94583°S 75.42833°W / -12.94583; -75.42833Coordinates: 12°56′45″S 75°25′42″W / 12.94583°S 75.42833°W / -12.94583; -75.42833 [1]
Geography
Awqa Urqu

Peru

Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Awqa Urqu (Quechua awqa enemy, urqu mountain,[2] "enemy mountain", Hispanicized spelling Auca Orjo) is a 4,982-metre-high (16,345 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Aurahuá District. Awqa Urqu lies southeast of Wichinka Lake.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Auca Orjo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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