Quenuaorco

Quenuaorco
Quenuaorco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W / -13.17750; -73.01056Coordinates: 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W / -13.17750; -73.01056 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcabamba mountain range

Quenuaorco (possibly from Quechua kinwa quinoa, urqu mountain,[2] "quinoa mountain") is a mountain in the northwestern part of the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Quenuaorco lies northeast of Choquesafra and the Panta group, and northwest of Choquetacarpo. The nearest town is Vilcabamba northeast of the mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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