Sunqu Urqu

Coordinates: 15°14′35″S 72°41′38″W / 15.24306°S 72.69389°W / -15.24306; -72.69389
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Sunqu Urqu
Sunqu Urqu is located in Peru
Sunqu Urqu
Sunqu Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,191.4 m (17,032 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°14′35″S 72°41′38″W / 15.24306°S 72.69389°W / -15.24306; -72.69389
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes

Sunqu Urqu (Quechua sunqu heart, urqu mountain,[2] "heart mountain", Hispanicized spelling Soncco Orcco) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 5,191.4 metres (17,032 ft) high. It is situated in the La Unión Province, in the districts Alca and Tomepampa, and in the Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District, east of the mountains Saraqutu and Kuntur Sayana and west of the mountain Phirura (Firura).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  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 Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)