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Uqhu (Yauli)

Coordinates: 11°47′16″S 76°3′47″W / 11.78778°S 76.06306°W / -11.78778; -76.06306
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Uqhu
Uqhu is located in Peru
Uqhu
Uqhu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°47′16″S 76°3′47″W / 11.78778°S 76.06306°W / -11.78778; -76.06306
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

Uqhu (Quechua for swamp,[2] hispanicized spelling Uco) or Ukhu (Quechua for deep)[2] is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Uqhu lies east of a lake named Wallaqucha (Huallacocha).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.