Quncha Urqu

Quncha Urqu
Quncha Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°36′49″S 72°42′53″W / 14.61361°S 72.71472°W / -14.61361; -72.71472Coordinates: 14°36′49″S 72°42′53″W / 14.61361°S 72.71472°W / -14.61361; -72.71472
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Quncha Urqu (Quechua quncha mushroom, urqu mountain,[2] "mushroom mountain", hispanicized spelling Joncha Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Quncha Urqu lies near Saywa Punta, Llulluch'a, Lluqu Chuyma and Q'illu in the northeast, south, southwest and north.[1]

References

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


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