Quncha Urqu

Quncha Urqu
Quncha Urqu

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°36′49″S 72°42′53″W / 14.61361°S 72.71472°WCoordinates: 14°36′49″S 72°42′53″W / 14.61361°S 72.71472°W

Quncha Urqu (Quechua quncha mushroom, urqu mountain,[2] "mushroom mountain", hispanicized spelling Joncha Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Quncha Urqu lies near Saywa Punta, Llulluch'a, Lluqu Chuyma and Q'illu in the northeast, south, southwest and north.[1]

References

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