Uqhu (Yauli)

Uqhu
Uqhu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°47′16″S 76°3′47″W / 11.78778°S 76.06306°W / -11.78778; -76.06306Coordinates: 11°47′16″S 76°3′47″W / 11.78778°S 76.06306°W / -11.78778; -76.06306 
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, 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. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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