Yuraq Urqu (Apurímac)

This article is about the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Urqu.
Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°30′09″S 72°43′31″W / 14.50250°S 72.72528°W / -14.50250; -72.72528Coordinates: 14°30′09″S 72°43′31″W / 14.50250°S 72.72528°W / -14.50250; -72.72528
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain,[2] "white mountain", hispanicized spelling Yurac Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Yuraq Urqu lies northwest of Yawriwiri and Jalanta.[1]

References

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


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