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P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa)

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Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,000 m

P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa)

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province

P'aqu Urqu (Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain, "'blond' or slightly golden mountain", hispanicized spelling Pacoorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) 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).

Map of P'aqu Urqu, Peru

References

P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa) Wikipedia