Ichhu Muruq'u

Ichhu Muruq'u
Ichhu Muruq'u

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°28′10″S 70°09′44″W / 14.46944°S 70.16222°W / -14.46944; -70.16222Coordinates: 14°28′10″S 70°09′44″W / 14.46944°S 70.16222°W / -14.46944; -70.16222
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Ichhu Muruq'u (Quechua ichhu Peruvian feather grass (stipa ichu), muruq'u ball (of yarn, wool),[2] "ichhu ball", hispanicized spelling Ichumoroco) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Potoni and San Antón. Ichhu Muruq'u lies west of the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi and northeast of Yuraq Apachita and Quri Kunka.[1]

References

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


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