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Millpu (Huarochirí)

Coordinates: 11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W / 11.63500°S 76.30167°W / -11.63500; -76.30167
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Millpu
Millpu is located in Peru
Millpu
Millpu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,238 m (17,185 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W / 11.63500°S 76.30167°W / -11.63500; -76.30167[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region,
Parent rangeAndes

Millpu (Quechua for "throat, gullet",[3] also spelled Millpo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,238 metres (17,185 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, in the districts of Carampoma and Chicla.[4] Millpu lies northeast of Wachwa (Quechua for "Andean goose", also spelled Huachhua) and southeast of a lake named Wachwaqucha (Quechua for "Andean goose lake", also spelled Huachuguacocha).

References

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  1. ^ allthemountains.com (archive)
  2. ^ mapcarta.com "Cerro Millpo", retrieved on January 16, 2014
  3. ^ Ministerio de Educación, (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), Yacchakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka Qichwa Simipi, 2005
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)