Paru Urqu

Paru Urqu
Paru Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,891 m (16,047 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°10′31″S 72°03′10″W / 13.17528°S 72.05278°W / -13.17528; -72.05278Coordinates: 13°10′31″S 72°03′10″W / 13.17528°S 72.05278°W / -13.17528; -72.05278
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Paru Urqu (Quechua paru brownish, grey-brown, urqu mountain,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Parorjo) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Its summit is 4,891 m (16,047 ft) high. Paru Urqu is situated at the Lares trek north of Ch'iqun and Siriwani and west of Puka Urqu[4] ("red mountain"). One of the nearest populated places is Kiswarani (Quishuarani). There is a small lake at its feet named Paruqucha (Parococha).

See also

References

  1. ↑ themountainleader.com Map of the area
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) showing Paru Urqu (unnamed) north of Paruqucha (Parococha) and west of Puka Urqu (Pucaorjo)


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