Wayta Urqu

Wayta Urqu
Wayta Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°51′03″S 72°38′12″W / 14.85083°S 72.63667°W / -14.85083; -72.63667Coordinates: 14°51′03″S 72°38′12″W / 14.85083°S 72.63667°W / -14.85083; -72.63667
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Wayta Urqu (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, urqu mountain,[2] hispanicized spelling Huayta Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Wayta Urqu lies north of Chhijmuni.[1]

References

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


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