Auqui

Auqui
Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Jacabamba and Auqui in the lower center
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	9°20′16″S 77°17′29″W
Geography
Auqui Peru
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Auqui (possibly from Quechua for prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture; grandfather)^[2][3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Auqui lies southeast of Jacabamba.^[1]

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
3. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.