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Yuraq Urqu (Arequipa-Moquegua)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain on the border of the Arequipa Region and the Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Urqu.
Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu is located in PeruYuraq UrquYuraq UrquPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,858 m (15,938 ft)
Coordinates16°02′30″S 70°48′27″W / 16.04167°S 70.80750°W / -16.04167; -70.80750
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain, "white mountain", also spelled Yurac Orcco) is a 4,858-metre-high (15,938 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Yuraq Urqu lies east of Piñani Lake (Peñane).

References

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)


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