Ajomojo

Ajomojo
Ajomojo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°58′10″S 71°08′38″W / 13.96944°S 71.14389°W / -13.96944; -71.14389Coordinates: 13°58′10″S 71°08′38″W / 13.96944°S 71.14389°W / -13.96944; -71.14389 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Ajomojo (possibly from Quechua aqu sand, muqu, hill,[2] "sand hill") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Ajomojo lies northwest of Intijahuana and east of Huampuni. It is situated at the bank of the Yanamayu, a left tributary of the Chillcamayu whose waters flow to the Vilcanota River.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 4, 2015.


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