P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa)

For the mountain in Bolivia, see P'aqu Urqu (Bolivia). For the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru, see P'aqu Urqu (Moquegua).
P'aqu Urqu
P'aqu Urqu

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 15°35′25″S 72°21′37″W / 15.59028°S 72.36028°WCoordinates: 15°35′25″S 72°21′37″W / 15.59028°S 72.36028°W

P'aqu Urqu (Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain,[2] "'blond' or slightly golden mountain", hispanicized spelling Pacoorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, in the south of the Andagua District. P'aqu Urqu lies north-west of the mountain Yanawara and north of the mountain Huch'uy Yanawara ("little Yanawara", hispanicized Uchuy Yanahuara).[1]

See also

References

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