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Q'illu Urqu (Apurímac-Arequipa)

Coordinates: 14°42′20″S 72°35′11″W / 14.70556°S 72.58639°W / -14.70556; -72.58639
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Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu is located in Peru
Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,038 m (16,529 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°42′20″S 72°35′11″W / 14.70556°S 72.58639°W / -14.70556; -72.58639
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain", Hispanicized spellings Jello Orjo, Quillo) is a 5,038-metre-high (16,529 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, on the border of the districts of Huaynacotas and Puyca District. Q'illu Urqu lies southeast of the mountains Wilaquta, Allqa Walusa and Taruja Marka.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chulca (map)". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)