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Quellorjo (Cusco)

Coordinates: 13°13′12″S 72°16′02″W / 13.22000°S 72.26722°W / -13.22000; -72.26722
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Quellorjo
Inca runis on the southern slope of Quellorjo (on the right) in Ollantaytambo
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°13′12″S 72°16′02″W / 13.22000°S 72.26722°W / -13.22000; -72.26722
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Quellorjo is located in Peru
Quellorjo
Quellorjo
Peru
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Quellorjo (possibly from Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northwest of Ollantaytambo. It lies southwest of Yurac Orjo ("white mountain").[1]

References

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