Coordinates: 12°56′40″S 75°09′00″W / 12.94444°S 75.15000°W / -12.94444; -75.15000

Kachi Mach'ay Urqu

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Kachi Mach'ay Urqu
Kachi Mach'ay Urqu is located in Peru
Kachi Mach'ay Urqu
Kachi Mach'ay Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°56′40″S 75°09′00″W / 12.94444°S 75.15000°W / -12.94444; -75.15000
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Kachi Mach'ay Urqu (Quechua kachi salt, mach'ay cave, urqu mountain,[2] "salt cave mountain", hispanicized spelling Cachimachay Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Kachi Mach'ay Urqu lies west of Antarasu and northeast of Wachu Intiyuq.[1]

References

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