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Auqui

Coordinates: 9°20′16″S 77°17′29″W / 9.33778°S 77.29139°W / -9.33778; -77.29139
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Auqui
Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Jacabamba and Auqui in the lower center
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°20′16″S 77°17′29″W / 9.33778°S 77.29139°W / -9.33778; -77.29139
Geography
Auqui is located in Peru
Auqui
Auqui
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Auqui (possibly from Quechua for prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture; grandfather)[2][3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Auqui lies southeast of Jacabamba.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.