Uqhu (Lima)

Uqhu
Uqhu
	Uqhu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,262 m (17,264 ft) [1]
Coordinates	11°53′45″S76°14′29″W / 11.89583°S 76.24139°W Coordinates: 11°53′45″S76°14′29″W / 11.89583°S 76.24139°W [1]
Geography
Location	Peru, Lima Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Central

Last updated April 02, 2019

Uqhu (Quechua for swamp,^[2] Hispanicized spelling Uco) or Ukhu (Quechua for deep)^[2] is a 5,262-metre-high (17,264 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, on the border of the districts of San Damian and San Mateo. Uqhu is situated northwest of the mountain named Suyruqucha. A little lake called Suyruqucha lies at its feet.^[1]^[3]

A swamp is a wetland that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodic inundation or soil saturation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp forests and "transitional" or shrub swamps. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a bog, fen, or muskeg. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water or seawater. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo.

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.

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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Suyruqucha may refer to:

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Wamanripa, may refer to:

Rukutu is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, on the border of the districts of Huarochirí and San Damian. It lies south of Suyruqucha and Suqlla, and northeast of Wamanripa.

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References

1 2 3 "Cerro Uco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)

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[ign-1] 1 2 3 "Cerro Uco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

[laime-2] 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[escale-3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)

Uqhu
Uqhu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,262 m (17,264 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	11°53′45″S76°14′29″W / 11.89583°S 76.24139°W / -11.89583; -76.24139 Coordinates: 11°53′45″S76°14′29″W / 11.89583°S 76.24139°W / -11.89583; -76.24139 ^[1]
Geography
Location	Peru, Lima Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Central