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Colquepucro

Colquepucro or Collquepucro is a mountain in the Pariacaca or Huarochirí mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,658 metres (18,563 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. Colquepucro lies north-east of the mountains Corihuasi and Pariacaca.

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Colquepucro
Colquepucro
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,658 m (18,563 ft)1
Coordinates11°58′22″S 76°01′20″W / 11.97278°S 76.02222°W / -11.97278; -76.022222
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Pariacaca mountain range

Colquepucro or Collquepucro (possibly from Quechua qullqi money, silver, p'ukru - s. gorge; ravine; gully; hollow; valley34) is a mountain in the Pariacaca or Huarochirí mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,658 metres (18,563 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. Colquepucro lies north-east of the mountains Corihuasi and Pariacaca.

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References

  1. allthemountains.com/httpdocs/pariacaca.htm, map of a part of the Pariacaca mountain range (inactive)
  2. www1.inei.gob.pe
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. "Traductor de P'ukru". babylon.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.