Kinwa Urqu

Kinwa Urqu
Kinwa Urqu

Peru

Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Range Andes, Willkapampa mountain range
Coordinates 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°WCoordinates: 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W

Kinwa Urqu (Quechua kinwa quinoa, urqu mountain,[2] "quinoa mountain", hispanicized spelling Quenuaorco) is a mountain in the north-west of the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Kinwa Urqu lies north-east of the mountain Chuqisapra and the Panta group, and north-west of the mountain Chuqitakarpu. The nearest town is Vilcabamba north-east of the mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)