Aququcha (Lima)

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Aququcha
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Aququcha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 10°46′07″S76°40′55″W / 10.76861°S 76.68194°W / -10.76861; -76.68194 Coordinates: 10°46′07″S76°40′55″W / 10.76861°S 76.68194°W / -10.76861; -76.68194  
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Aququcha (Quechua aqu sand, qucha lake, [2] "sand lake", Hispanicized spelling Acococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District. Aququcha lies at the Puka Yaku valley, east of Kinwa Ukru. [1]

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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 republic in South America

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.

Lima Region Region in 10 provinces and 171 districts, Peru

The Lima Region is located in the central coast of the country. Its capital and most populated city is the homonymous Lima. The province of Lima has a special autonomy regime in regional affairs, and the rest of the provinces are governed from the city of Huacho, seat of the Regional Government.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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