Hatun Urqu (Chumbivilcas)

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Hatun Urqu
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Hatun Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°31′10″S71°48′6″W / 14.51944°S 71.80167°W / -14.51944; -71.80167 Coordinates: 14°31′10″S71°48′6″W / 14.51944°S 71.80167°W / -14.51944; -71.80167  
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent range Andes

Hatun Urqu (Quechua hatun big, urqu, mountain, [2] "big mountain", Hispanicized spelling Ccatunorcco) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Chumbivilcas Province, Velille District, south-east of Velille. [1]

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References

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


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