Uturunku (Peru)

Uturunku (Quechua for jaguar,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Otorunco) 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 Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Uturunku is surrounded by the mountains Chankuwaña, Wamanripa and Waytani in the northwest, east and southwest.[4]

Not to be confused with Uturuncu, the volcano in Bolivia.
Uturunku
Uturunku is located in Peru
Uturunku
Uturunku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°39′5″S 72°27′9″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 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)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)


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