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Muruqucha (Jauja)

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Coordinates: 11°41′59″S 75°15′00″W / 11.69972°S 75.25000°W / -11.69972; -75.25000
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This article is about the mountain in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Muruqucha (disambiguation).
Muruqucha
Muruqucha is located in Peru
Muruqucha
Muruqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°41′59″S 75°15′00″W / 11.69972°S 75.25000°W / -11.69972; -75.25000
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Muruqucha (Quechua muru blunt; mutilated; stained; pip, grain; smallpox, qucha lake,[2] also spelled Morococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Apata District.[1]

References

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


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