Hatun Urqu (Huancavelica)

Hatun Urqu
Hatun Urqu
	Hatun Urqu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°20′40″S 74°43′20″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Location	Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent range	Andes

Hatun Urqu (Quechua hatun big, urqu, mountain,[2] "big mountain", Hispanicized spelling Jatunorcco) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Huaytará Province, in the west of the Pilpichaca District. Hatun Urqu lies south of the mountain Yana Urqu ("black mountain", Hispanicized Yanaorcco). Between these mountains there is an intermittent stream. It flows to the river Qullpamach'ay ("salpeter cave", Jollpamachay) south of Hatun Urqu.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[map-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)