Uyshu

Mountain in Peru
Uyshu is located in Peru
Uyshu
Uyshu
Peru
Highest pointElevation5,038 m (16,529 ft)[1]Coordinates11°33′20″S 76°27′38″W / 11.55556°S 76.46056°W / -11.55556; -76.46056GeographyLocationPeru, Lima RegionParent rangeAndes

Uyshu (Jaqaru for to liquify, melt,[2] also spelled Uysho) is a 5,038-metre-high (16,529 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. Uyshu lies northeast of Qullqi and southwest of the lakes named P'itiqucha and Saqsaqucha.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Uysho". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru - Español, Lima-Perú 1993, see: licuarse
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)


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