Hatun Urqu (Acomayo) Explained

Hatun Urqu
Elevation M:4200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Acomayo Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-13.8719°N -71.7319°W

Hatun Urqu (Quechua hatun big, urqu, mountain,[2] "big mountain", Hispanicized spelling Jatun Orjo) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4200m (13,800feet) high. It is situated in the Acomayo Province, on the border of the districts Acomayo, Acos and Rondocan. Hatun Urqu lies south-west of the mountain Pisqu Urqu.[1]

There is an intermittent stream south of Hatun Urqu named Saramayu (Quechua for "maize river", Saramayo). It flows to the north-west as a right affluent of the Apurímac River.

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Acomayo Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)