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Wayta Urqu

Coordinates: 14°51′03″S 72°38′12″W / 14.85083°S 72.63667°W / -14.85083; -72.63667
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Wayta Urqu
Wayta Urqu is located in Peru
Wayta Urqu
Wayta Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°51′03″S 72°38′12″W / 14.85083°S 72.63667°W / -14.85083; -72.63667
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Wayta Urqu (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, urqu mountain,[2] Hispanicized spelling Huayta Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Wayta Urqu lies north of Chhijmuni.[1]

References

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