Aqup'ukru

Coordinates: 15°25′15″S 70°41′13″W / 15.42083°S 70.68694°W / -15.42083; -70.68694
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Aqup'ukru
Aqup'ukru is located in Peru
Aqup'ukru
Aqup'ukru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,997 m (16,394 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°25′15″S 70°41′13″W / 15.42083°S 70.68694°W / -15.42083; -70.68694
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Aqup'ukru (Quechua aqu sand, p'ukru hole, pit, gap in a surface,[2] "sand hole", Hispanicized spelling Acopugro) is a 4,997-metre-high (16,394 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratía District. Aqup'ukru is situated south of the mountain Yanawara, west of the lake Sayt'uqucha and southeast of the mountain Pachakutiq.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Ocuviri 2740, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)