Uturunku (Peru) Explained

Uturunku
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Wansu
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.6514°N -72.4525°W

Uturunku (Quechua for jaguar,[2] Hispanicized spelling Otorunco) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Uturunku is surrounded by the mountains Chankuwaña, Wamanripa and Waytani in the northwest, east and southwest.[3]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)

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