Uchku

Uchku

Uchku

Mountain in Peru

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Uchku (Ancash).

Uchku (Quechua for hole, pit,[2][3] also spelled Uchco) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Uchku lies southwest of a lake named Pumaqucha.[1] The entrance to Sima Pumaqucha, one of the deepest caves of South America, is on the southern slope of the mountain.

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  1. [1]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. [2]
    Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf)
  3. [3]
    "Traduzca Uchku para Español". babylon. Retrieved May 24, 2016.


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