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Llimphiq

Coordinates: 14°56′32″S 72°30′48″W / 14.94222°S 72.51333°W / -14.94222; -72.51333
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Llimphiq
Llimphiq is located in Peru
Llimphiq
Llimphiq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°56′32″S 72°30′48″W / 14.94222°S 72.51333°W / -14.94222; -72.51333
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Llimphiq (Quechua llimphi, llimp'i a painting / the color for painting, -q a suffix[2] "painted" or "painter", Hispanicized spelling Llempic) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It lies southwest of the lakes named Ikmaqucha and Huch'uyqucha (Quechua for "small lake", Uchuycocha).

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References

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