Wayta Urqu

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Wayta Urqu
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Wayta Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°51′03″S72°38′12″W / 14.85083°S 72.63667°W / -14.85083; -72.63667 Coordinates: 14°51′03″S72°38′12″W / 14.85083°S 72.63667°W / -14.85083; -72.63667  
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Wayta Urqu (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, urqu mountain, [2] hispanicized spelling Huayta Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Wayta Urqu lies north of Chhijmuni. [1]

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Puka Urqu (Arequipa)

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Qillu Urqu (Apurímac-Arequipa) mountain in Peru

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Rumi Urqu

Rumi Urqu is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Rumi Urqu lies at the bank of the Qumpi P'allqa River (Compepalca). Yuraq Rumi is to the northeast, beyond the river.

Aqu Suntu (Chullumpi)

Aqu Suntu is a 5,081-metre-high (16,670 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, in the northern part of the Huaynacotas District. Aqu Suntu lies south of Chullumpi, southwest of Allqa Walusa and west of Q'illu Urqu.

Chhijmuni

Chhijmuni is a 5,080-metre-high (16,667 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Chhijmuni lies south of Wayta Urqu.

Qarwa Urqu mountain in Peru

Qarwa Urqu is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Qarwa Urqu lies at the Yana Wanaku valley northeast of Aqu Suntu and east of Wayrawiri.

Aqu Suntu

Aqu Suntu is a 5,243-metre-high (17,201 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, in the central part of the Huaynacotas District. Aqu Suntu lies southwest of Qarwa Urqu.

Pumpu Qasa mountain in Peru

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Challwa Qasa mountain in Peru

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Yuraq Urqu (Arequipa)

Yuraq Urqu is a 4,985-metre-high (16,355 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District, and in the La Unión Province, Puyca District. Yuraq Urqu lies northeast of a lake named Tintarqucha (Tintarcocha).

Khirki Urqu

Khirki Urqu is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Khirki Urqu lies southwest of Q'illu Urqu.

Anka Phawa (Puyca) mountain in Peru

Anka Phawa is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Anka Phawa lies north of Yuraq Rumi and southeast of Q'illu Urqu.

References

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


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