Uchku
Uchku (Quechua for hole, pit, also spelled Uchco) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Uchku lies southwest of a lake named Pumaqucha. The entrance to Sima Pumaqucha, one of the deepest caves of South America, is on the southern slope of the mountain.
Gallery
-
Cavers at Pumaqucha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha. The southern slopes of Uchku are on the left.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- ^ Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf)
- ^ "Traduzca Uchku para Español". babylon. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
 | This Lima Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |