Muyuq

Muyuq
Muyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,175 m (16,978 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°21′18″S 72°21′41″W / 13.35500°S 72.36139°W / -13.35500; -72.36139Coordinates: 13°21′18″S 72°21′41″W / 13.35500°S 72.36139°W / -13.35500; -72.36139
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa

Muyuq (Quechua for spiral, winding,[2] Hispanicized spelling Moyoc) is a 5,175-metre-high (16,978 ft) mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, on the border of the districts of Huarocondo and Limatambo, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Muyuq lies southeast of Uqhupampa and Wayanay.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nevado Moyoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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