Khirki Urqu

Khirki Urqu
Khirki Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°43′44″S 72°36′40″W / 14.72889°S 72.61111°W / -14.72889; -72.61111Coordinates: 14°43′44″S 72°36′40″W / 14.72889°S 72.61111°W / -14.72889; -72.61111
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Khirki Urqu (Quechua khirki armadillo, urqu mountain,[2] "armadillo mountain", ,hispanicized spelling Querque Orjo) 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.[1]

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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