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Waraqu (Pasco)

Coordinates: 10°35′06″S 75°55′26″W / 10.58500°S 75.92389°W / -10.58500; -75.92389
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Waraqu
Waraqu is located in Peru
Waraqu
Waraqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°35′06″S 75°55′26″W / 10.58500°S 75.92389°W / -10.58500; -75.92389
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Waraqu (Quechua for cactus,[2] Hispanicized spelling Barraco) is a mountain in the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huachón District. It lies northeast of Ñat'iqucha and southeast of Waqurunchu and Yanaqucha.[1]

References

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