Kachi Mach'ay Urqu

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Kachi Mach'ay Urqu
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Kachi Mach'ay Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°56′40″S75°09′00″W / 12.94444°S 75.15000°W / -12.94444; -75.15000 Coordinates: 12°56′40″S75°09′00″W / 12.94444°S 75.15000°W / -12.94444; -75.15000  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Kachi Mach'ay Urqu (Quechua kachi salt, mach'ay cave, urqu mountain, [2] "salt cave mountain", hispanicized spelling Cachimachay Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Kachi Mach'ay Urqu lies west of Antarasu and northeast of Wachu Intiyuq. [1]

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References

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