P'aqu Urqu (Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain,[2] "'blond' or slightly golden mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pacoorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, in the south of the Andagua District. P'aqu Urqu lies north-west of Yanawara and north of Huch'uy Yanawara ("little Yanawara", Hispanicized Uchuy Yanahuara).[1]

P'aqu Urqu
Coropuna (snow-covered) and P'aqu Urqu (lower right edge of this image) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right)
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°35′25″S 72°21′37″W
Geography
P'aqu Urqu Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range	Andes

See also

• Qullpa
• Yanqha

References

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