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Yuraq Urqu (Apurímac)

Coordinates: 14°30′09″S 72°43′31″W / 14.50250°S 72.72528°W / -14.50250; -72.72528
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Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu is located in Peru
Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°30′09″S 72°43′31″W / 14.50250°S 72.72528°W / -14.50250; -72.72528
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain,[2] "white mountain", Hispanicized spelling Yurac Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Yuraq Urqu lies to the northwest of Yawriwiri and Jalanta.[1]

References

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