Ukru Ukru

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Ukru Ukru
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Ukru Ukru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°06′24″S75°59′45″W / 12.10667°S 75.99583°W / -12.10667; -75.99583 Coordinates: 12°06′24″S75°59′45″W / 12.10667°S 75.99583°W / -12.10667; -75.99583  
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Ukru Ukru (Quechua ukru hole, pit, hollow, [2] the reduplication indicates that there is a complex of something, "many holes", also spelled Ucroucro) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Ukru Ukru lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka and Saqsa and north of Muki at a lake named Pawqarqucha. [1]

Reduplication in linguistics is a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word or even the whole word is repeated exactly or with a slight change.

Cordillera Central (Peru) part of the Andes in Peru

The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.

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.

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Hatun Ukru

Hatun Ukru is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District. Hatun Ukru lies southwest of a lake named P'itiqucha.

Uqsha

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Kinwa Ukru mountain in Peru

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Kimsa Ukru Punta mountain in Peru

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Sankha Ukru mountain in Peru

Sankha Ukru is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.

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Puma Rawkha mountain in Peru

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Artisa Ukru mountain in Peru

Artisa Ukru is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District.

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191


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