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Utkhu Warqu

Coordinates: 11°44′02″S 74°56′45″W / 11.73389°S 74.94583°W / -11.73389; -74.94583
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Utkhu Warqu
Utkhu Warqu is located in Peru
Utkhu Warqu
Utkhu Warqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,149 m (16,893 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°44′02″S 74°56′45″W / 11.73389°S 74.94583°W / -11.73389; -74.94583[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Utkhu Warqu (Quechua utkhu cotton, warqu opuntia flocossa,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Utcohuarco) is a 5,149-metre-high (16,893 ft) mountain in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, on the border of the districts of Andamarca and Comas. It is northeast of the Waytapallana mountain range. Utkhu Warqu lies north of the lake and the mountain named Putkaqucha.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nevado Utcohuarco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Laguna Ruyruqucha". mincetur. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)