Muruqucha (Jauja)

This article is about the mountain in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Muruqucha (disambiguation).
Muruqucha
Muruqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°41′59″S 75°15′00″W / 11.69972°S 75.25000°W / -11.69972; -75.25000Coordinates: 11°41′59″S 75°15′00″W / 11.69972°S 75.25000°W / -11.69972; -75.25000
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Muruqucha (Quechua muru blunt; mutilated; stained; pip, grain; smallpox, qucha lake,[2] also spelled Morococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Apata District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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