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Nina Ukru

Coordinates: 11°59′24″S 76°01′39″W / 11.99000°S 76.02750°W / -11.99000; -76.02750
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Nina Ukru
Nina Ukru is located in Peru
Nina Ukru
Nina Ukru
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°59′24″S 76°01′39″W / 11.99000°S 76.02750°W / -11.99000; -76.02750[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

Nina Ukru (Quechua nina fire, ukru hole, pit, hollow,[3][4] "fire hollow", Hispanicized spelling Ninaucro) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District. Nina Ukru lies southwest of Qullqip'ukru and west of Paryaqaqa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ "Cerro Ninaucro". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191