Kinwa Urqu

Kinwa Urqu
Kinwa Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W / -13.17750; -73.01056Coordinates: 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W / -13.17750; -73.01056
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa mountain range

Kinwa Urqu (Quechua kinwa quinoa, urqu mountain,[2] "quinoa mountain", hispanicized spelling Quenuaorco) is a mountain in the northwestern part of the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Kinwa Urqu lies northeast of Chuqisapra and the P'anta group, and northwest of Chuqitakarpu. The nearest town is Vilcabamba northeast of the mountain.[1]

References

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