Uchku | |
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Uchku (on the left) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) |
Coordinates | 12°23′05″S 75°42′05″W / 12.38472°S 75.70139°W / -12.38472; -75.70139 |
Geography | |
UchkuPeru | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Uchku (Quechua for hole, pit, also spelled Uchco) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Uchku lies southwest of a lake named Pumaqucha. The entrance to Sima Pumaqucha, one of the deepest caves of South America, is on the southern slope of the mountain.
Gallery
- Cavers at Pumaqucha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha. The southern slopes of Uchku are on the left.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf)
- "Traduzca Uchku para Español". babylon. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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