Uchku (Ancash)

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Uchku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 10°26′56″S77°14′59″W / 10.44889°S 77.24972°W / -10.44889; -77.24972 Coordinates: 10°26′56″S77°14′59″W / 10.44889°S 77.24972°W / -10.44889; -77.24972  
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Uchku (Quechua for hole, pit, [2] [3] also spelled Uchco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,092 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Ocros Province, on the border of the districts of Carhuapampa and Rajan. [1]

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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Peru republic in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ocros Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf)
  3. ↑ "Traduzca Uchku para Español". babylon. Retrieved June 16, 2016.


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