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Yuraq Urqu (Ayacucho)

Coordinates: 13°53′44″S 74°35′25″W / 13.89556°S 74.59028°W / -13.89556; -74.59028
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Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu is located in Peru
Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,640 m (15,220 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°53′44″S 74°35′25″W / 13.89556°S 74.59028°W / -13.89556; -74.59028
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain,[2] "white mountain", also spelled Yuracc Orcco) is a 4,640-metre-high (15,223 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, Lucanamarca District.Yuraq Urqu lies southeast of Yanawaqra.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cerro Yuracc Orcco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)