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Ichhu Muruq'u

Coordinates: 14°28′10″S 70°09′44″W / 14.46944°S 70.16222°W / -14.46944; -70.16222
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Ichhu Muruq'u
Ichhu Muruq'u is located in Peru
Ichhu Muruq'u
Ichhu Muruq'u
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°28′10″S 70°09′44″W / 14.46944°S 70.16222°W / -14.46944; -70.16222
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Ichhu Muruq'u (Quechua ichhu Peruvian feather grass (stipa ichu), muruq'u ball (of yarn, wool),[2] "ichhu ball", Hispanicized spelling Ichumoroco) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Potoni and San Antón. Ichhu Muruq'u lies west of the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi and northeast of Yuraq Apachita and Quri Kunka.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.