Uturunku (Peru)

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Uturunku.
Uturunku
Uturunku

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°39′5″S 72°27′9″W / 14.65139°S 72.45250°W / -14.65139; -72.45250Coordinates: 14°39′5″S 72°27′9″W / 14.65139°S 72.45250°W / -14.65139; -72.45250
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Uturunku (Quechua for jaguar,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Otorunco) 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 Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Uturunku is surrounded by the mountains Chankuwaña, Wamanripa and Waytani in the northwest, east and southwest.[4]

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)


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