Millpu (Huarochirí)
For the mountain in the Cajatambo Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Millpu (Cajatambo).
| Millpu | |
|---|---|
  Millpu Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,238 m (17,185 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Huarochirí Province |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W / 11.63500°S 76.30167°WCoordinates: 11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W / 11.63500°S 76.30167°W[2] |
Millpu (Quechua for "throat, gullet",[3] hispanicized spelling Millpo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,238 metres (17,185 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, in the districts Carampoma and Chicla.[4] Millpu lies northeast of the mountain Wachwa (Quechua for Andean Goose, hispanicized Huachhua) and southeast of the lake Wachwaqucha (Quechua for Andean Goose lake, hispanicized Huachuguacocha).
References
- ↑ allthemountains.com (archive)
- ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Millpo", retrieved on January 16, 2014
- ↑ Ministerio de Educación, (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), Yacchakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka Qichwa Simipi, 2005
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)