Sankha Ukru

Sankha Ukru
Sankha Ukru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°06′29″S 75°52′00″W / 12.10806°S 75.86667°W / -12.10806; -75.86667Coordinates: 12°06′29″S 75°52′00″W / 12.10806°S 75.86667°W / -12.10806; -75.86667 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Sankha Ukru (Quechua sankha cliff, ukru hole, pit, hollow,[2][3] "cliff hole", also spelled Zanja Ucro) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191


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