Hatun Urqu (Acomayo)

This article is about the mountain in the Acomayo Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
Hatun Urqu
Hatun Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°52′19″S 71°43′55″W / 13.87194°S 71.73194°W / -13.87194; -71.73194Coordinates: 13°52′19″S 71°43′55″W / 13.87194°S 71.73194°W / -13.87194; -71.73194
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Acomayo Province
Parent range Andes

Hatun Urqu (Quechua hatun big, urqu, mountain,[2] "big mountain", hispanicized spelling Jatun Orjo) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Acomayo Province, on the border of the districts Acomayo, Acos and Rondocan. Hatun Urqu lies south-west of the mountain Pisqu Urqu.[1]

There is an intermittent stream south of Hatun Urqu named Saramayu (Quechua for "maize river", Saramayo). It flows to the north-west as a right affluent of the Apurímac River.

References

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


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