Rumi Urqu

Rumi Urqu
Rumi Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°46′13″S 72°35′25″W / 14.77028°S 72.59028°W / -14.77028; -72.59028Coordinates: 14°46′13″S 72°35′25″W / 14.77028°S 72.59028°W / -14.77028; -72.59028
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Rumi Urqu (Quechua rumi stone, urqu mountain,[2] "stone mountain", hispanicized spelling Rumi Orjo) 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.[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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