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Muruqucha (Jauja)

Coordinates: 11°41′59″S 75°15′00″W / 11.69972°S 75.25000°W / -11.69972; -75.25000
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Muruqucha
Muruqucha is located in Peru
Muruqucha
Muruqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°41′59″S 75°15′00″W / 11.69972°S 75.25000°W / -11.69972; -75.25000
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Muruqucha (Quechua muru blunt; mutilated; stained; pip, grain; smallpox, qucha lake,[2] also spelled Morococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Apata District.[1]

References

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