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Akuku
Highest point
Elevation4,975 m (16,322 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationBolivia
Parent rangeCordillera Apolobamba
Climbing
First ascent2011[1][2]
by Filip Drożdż (Poland),
Marcin Kruczyk (Poland),
Tomasz Mucha (Poland)
and Magdalena Tworek (Poland)

Akuku is a mountain peak in Cordillera Apolobamba.

Name

Akuku means peek-a-boo in Polish and was chosen by the first to ascend because it is a fun name that also resembles the names of nearby peaks.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 2011: Huancasayani Valley, various ascents. http://aaj.americanalpineclub.org/climbs-and-expeditions/south-america/bolivia/cordillera-apolobamba/2011-huancasayani-valley-various-ascents-by-marcin-kruczyk/
  2. ^ Conversation with Magdalena Tworek on 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ Conversation with Magdalena Tworek on 29 October 2012.