Q'illu Urqu (Huancavelica)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°17′58″S 74°50′49″W / 13.29944°S 74.84694°W / -13.29944; -74.84694Coordinates: 13°17′58″S 74°50′49″W / 13.29944°S 74.84694°W / -13.29944; -74.84694 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[3] "yellow mountain", hispanicized spelling Jelloorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. It lies southeast of Wakan Q'allay and Qispi Q'awa and northwest of Antara.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Antara". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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