Q'illu Urqu (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Q'illu Urqu.
Q'illu Urqu

Inca runis on the southern slope of Q'illu Urqu (on the right) in Ollantaytambo
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°13′12″S 72°16′02″W / 13.22000°S 72.26722°W / -13.22000; -72.26722Coordinates: 13°13′12″S 72°16′02″W / 13.22000°S 72.26722°W / -13.22000; -72.26722
Geography
Q'illu Urqu

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain", hispanicized spelling Quellorjo) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northwest of Ollantaytambo. It lies southwest of Yuraq Urqu ("white mountain").[1]

References

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


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