Pacoorcco (Moquegua) Explained

Pacoorcco
Elevation M:4940
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-16.3028°N -70.8172°W

Pacoorcco (possibly from Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain, "'blond' or slightly golden mountain") erroneously also Poocoorco, is a 4940m (16,210feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. The mountain is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District, north-east of the active volcano Ubinas and south of the mountain Pirhuane.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Valoración del Servicio Ambiental de Provisión de Agua con Base en la Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca - Cuenca del Río Chili, PROFONANPE, Lima, 2007
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)