| Aqup'ukru | |
|---|---|
  Aqup'ukru Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,997 m (16,394 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°25′15″S70°41′13″W / 15.42083°S 70.68694°W Coordinates: 15°25′15″S70°41′13″W / 15.42083°S 70.68694°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Aqup'ukru (Quechua aqu sand, p'ukru hole, pit, gap in a surface, [2] "sand hole", Hispanicized spelling Acopugro) is a 4,997-metre-high (16,394 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratía District. Aqup'ukru is situated south of the mountain Yanawara, west of the lake Sayt'uqucha and southeast of the mountain Pachakutiq. [3]
The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
Puno is a region in southeastern Peru. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the regions of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco and Arequipa on the west, Moquegua on the southwest, and Tacna on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located on Lake Titicaca in the geographical region known as the Altiplano or high sierra.
