Chawpi Urqu (Huanca Sancos)

This article is about the mountain in the Huanca Sancos Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation).
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu is located in Peru
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°56′08″S 74°31′04″W / 13.93556°S 74.51778°W / -13.93556; -74.51778
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Chawpi Urqu (Quechua chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain,[2] "middle mountain", also spelled Chaupi Orcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, at the border of the districts of Lucanamarca and Sancos.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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