Sunqu Urqu

Sunqu Urqu
Sunqu Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,191.4 m (17,032 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°14′35″S 72°41′38″W / 15.24306°S 72.69389°W / -15.24306; -72.69389Coordinates: 15°14′35″S 72°41′38″W / 15.24306°S 72.69389°W / -15.24306; -72.69389
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes

Sunqu Urqu (Quechua sunqu heart, urqu mountain,[2] "heart mountain", hispanicized spelling Soncco Orcco) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 5,191.4 metres (17,032 ft) high. It is situated in the La Unión Province, in the districts Alca and Tomepampa, and in the Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District, east of the mountains Saraqutu and Kuntur Sayana and west of the mountain Phirura (Firura).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  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 Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)


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