Millpu (Huarochirí)

For the mountain in the Cajatambo Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Millpu (Cajatambo).
Millpu
Millpu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,238 m (17,185 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W / 11.63500°S 76.30167°W / -11.63500; -76.30167Coordinates: 11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W / 11.63500°S 76.30167°W / -11.63500; -76.30167 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Huarochirí Province
Parent range Andes

Millpu (Quechua for "throat, gullet",[3] hispanicized spelling Millpo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,238 metres (17,185 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, in the districts Carampoma and Chicla.[4] Millpu lies northeast of the mountain Wachwa (Quechua for "Andean goose", hispanicized Huachhua) and southeast of the lake Wachwaqucha (Quechua for "Andean goose lake", hispanicized Huachuguacocha).

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com (archive)
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Millpo", retrieved on January 16, 2014
  3. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), Yacchakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka Qichwa Simipi, 2005
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)


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