Nina Ukru

Nina Ukru
Nina Ukru

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°59′24″S 76°01′39″W / 11.99000°S 76.02750°W / -11.99000; -76.02750Coordinates: 11°59′24″S 76°01′39″W / 11.99000°S 76.02750°W / -11.99000; -76.02750 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Paryaqaqa

Nina Ukru (Quechua nina fire, ukru hole, pit, hollow,[3][4] "fire hollow", hispanicized spelling Ninaucro) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District. Nina Ukru lies southwest of Qullqip'ukru and west of Paryaqaqa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Ninaucro". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191


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