Q'illu Urqu (Apurímac-Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Apurímac Region and the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Q'illu Urqu.
Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,038 m (16,529 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°42′20″S 72°35′11″W / 14.70556°S 72.58639°W / -14.70556; -72.58639Coordinates: 14°42′20″S 72°35′11″W / 14.70556°S 72.58639°W / -14.70556; -72.58639
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain", Hispanicized spellings Jello Orjo, Quillo) is a 5,038-metre-high (16,529 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, on the border of the districts of Huaynacotas and Puyca District. Q'illu Urqu lies southeast of the mountains Wilaquta, Allqa Walusa and Taruja Marka.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chulca (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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