Yuraq Urqu (Ayacucho)

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

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,640 m (15,220 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°53′44″S 74°35′25″W / 13.89556°S 74.59028°W / -13.89556; -74.59028Coordinates: 13°53′44″S 74°35′25″W / 13.89556°S 74.59028°W / -13.89556; -74.59028
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent range Andes

Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain,[2] "white mountain", also spelled Yuracc Orcco) is a 4,640 m (15,223 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, Lucanamarca District.Yuraq Urqu lies southeast of Yanawaqra.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Yuracc Orcco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  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 Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
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