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Aqu Urqu

Coordinates: 14°16′36″S 73°50′45″W / 14.27667°S 73.84583°W / -14.27667; -73.84583
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Aqu Urqu
Aqu Urqu is located in Peru
Aqu Urqu
Aqu Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°16′36″S 73°50′45″W / 14.27667°S 73.84583°W / -14.27667; -73.84583
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Sucre Province
Parent rangeAndes

Aqu Urqu (Quechua aqu sand, urqu mountain[2] "sand mountain", also spelled Acco Orcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District, and in the Sucre Province, Huacaña District. Two lakes named Waytaqucha and Amaruyuq lie at its feet.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre 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.