P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa) Explained

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]

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Notes and References

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