Pillku Urqu (Quechua pillku red, urqu mountain),[2] also known as Pikul, Piqul (possibly a corruption of pillku, Hispanicized spellings Piccol, Picol, also Pikol, Piqol) or Wayna Piqul (Quechua wayna young, Hispanicized Huaynapicol, Huaynapiccol, also Wayna Piqol), is a 4,448-metre-high (14,593 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru, near the city of Cusco. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Taray District, and in the Cusco Province, San Jerónimo District, north of San Jerónimo.[3]

Pillku Urqu
Cusco with the mountains Pillku Urqu (on the left) and Pachatusan (center) in the background
Highest point
Elevation	4,448 m (14,593 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°29′50″S 71°52′50″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Pillku Urqu Peru
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes

By the local people Pillku Urqu has been venerated as an apu.[4]

See also

• Anawarkhi
• Araway Qhata
• Mawk'ataray
• Pachatusan
• Pikchu
• Sinqa
• Wanakawri

References

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