Millu Hirka

Millu Hirka (Quechua millu salty, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Millujirca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 m (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Millu Hirka lies northeast of Antap'iti and southeast of Tullparahu. Milluqucha ("salty lake", Millucocha) is the name of the lake north of the mountain.[1]

Millu Hirka
Millu Hirka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°24′36″S 77°17′20″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006


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