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Ajomojo

Coordinates: 13°58′10″S 71°08′38″W / 13.96944°S 71.14389°W / -13.96944; -71.14389
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Ajomojo
Ajomojo is located in Peru
Ajomojo
Ajomojo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°58′10″S 71°08′38″W / 13.96944°S 71.14389°W / -13.96944; -71.14389
Geography
LocationCuzco Department, Peru
Parent rangeAndes

Ajomojo (possibly from Quechua aqu sand, muqu, hill,[2] "sand hill") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cuzco Department, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Ajomojo lies northwest of Intijahuana and east of Huampuni. It is situated at the bank of the Yanamayu, a left tributary of the Chillcamayu whose waters flow to the Vilcanota River.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Ocongate (map)". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.