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Quenuaorco

Coordinates: 13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W / -13.17750; -73.01056
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Quenuaorco
Quenuaorco is located in Peru
Quenuaorco
Quenuaorco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°10′39″S 73°00′38″W / 13.17750°S 73.01056°W / -13.17750; -73.01056
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba mountain range

Quenuaorco (possibly from Quechua kinwa quinoa, urqu mountain,[2] "quinoa mountain") is a mountain in the northwestern part of the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Quenuaorco lies northeast of Choquesafra and the Panta group, and northwest of Choquetacarpo. The nearest town is Vilcabamba northeast of the mountain.[1]

References

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