Wiqu (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiqu.
Wiqu
Wiqu is located in Peru
Wiqu
Wiqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°01′07″S 75°59′53″W / 12.01861°S 75.99806°W / -12.01861; -75.99806
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wiqu (Quechua twisted, bent, crooked,[2] also spelled Hueco) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Wiqu lies southwest of Paryaqaqa and northeast of Parya Chaka.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. (5-vowel-system)