Wanquyru

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Wanquyru
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Wanquyru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 10°43′48″S76°41′28″W / 10.73000°S 76.69111°W / -10.73000; -76.69111 Coordinates: 10°43′48″S76°41′28″W / 10.73000°S 76.69111°W / -10.73000; -76.69111  
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Wanquyru (Quechua for bee, [2] hispanicized spelling Huanguyro) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District. Wanquyru lies at the Puka Yaku valley, southwest of Quyllur. [3]

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.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

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References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Yachakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka, Qichwa Simipi (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Inti watana
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
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