Kinwa Ukru

Kinwa Ukru (Quechua kinwa Chenopodium quinoa, ukru hole, pit, hollow,[2][3] "quinoa hole", Hispanicized spelling Quenhuaucro) is a 5,006-metre-high (16,424 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District. Kinwa Ukru lies west of a mountain named Aququcha.[4]

Kinwa Ukru
Kinwa Ukru is located in Peru
Kinwa Ukru
Kinwa Ukru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,006 m (16,424 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°46′03″S 76°42′17″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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)
  3. Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)


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