Millpu (Huarochirí)

Millpu (Quechua for "throat, gullet",[3] also spelled Millpo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,238 metres (17,185 ft) high. It is locatedin the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, in the districts of Carampoma and Chicla.[4] Millpu lies northeast of Wachwa (Quechua for "Andean goose", also spelled Huachhua) and southeast of a lake named Wachwaqucha (Quechua for "Andean goose lake", also spelled Huachuguacocha).

Millpu
Millpu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,238 m (17,185 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°38′06″S 76°18′06″W[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region,
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. allthemountains.com (archive)
  2. mapcarta.com "Cerro Millpo", retrieved on January 16, 2014
  3. Ministerio de Educación, (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), Yacchakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka Qichwa Simipi, 2005
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)


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