Uqhu (Yauli)

Uqhu
Uqhu
	Uqhu Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates	11°47′16″S 76°3′47″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Junín Region
Parent range	Andes, Paryaqaqa

Uqhu (Quechua for swamp,[2] Hispanicized spelling Uco) or Ukhu (Quechua for deep)[2] is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Uqhu lies east of a lake named Wallaqucha (Huallacocha).[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín 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 Yauli Province (Junín Region)

[laime-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)