P'aqu Urqu | |
Elevation M: | 5000 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 240 |
Coordinates: | -15.5903°N -72.3603°W |
P'aqu Urqu (Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain,[2] "'blond' or slightly golden mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pacoorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, in the south of the Andagua District. P'aqu Urqu lies north-west of Yanawara and north of Huch'uy Yanawara ("little Yanawara", Hispanicized Uchuy Yanahuara).[1]