Chawpi Urqu (Cangallo)

This article is about the mountain in the Cangallo Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation).
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°32′27″S 74°29′34″W / 13.54083°S 74.49278°W / -13.54083; -74.49278Coordinates: 13°32′27″S 74°29′34″W / 13.54083°S 74.49278°W / -13.54083; -74.49278
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent range Andes

Chawpi Urqu (Quechua chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain,[2] "middle mountain", hispanicized spelling Chaupi Orjo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Totos District, northeast of Totos. Chawpi Urqu lies north of Huch'uy Puka Q'asa. The lake east of it is named Llulluchaqucha (Llullucha Ccocha).[1]

References

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


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