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Uturunku (Peru)

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Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°39′5″S 72°27′9″W / 14.65139°S 72.45250°W / -14.65139; -72.45250
Uturunku
Uturunku is located in Peru
Uturunku
Uturunku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°39′5″S 72°27′9″W / 14.65139°S 72.45250°W / -14.65139; -72.45250
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Uturunku (Quechua for jaguar,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Otorunco) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Uturunku is surrounded by the mountains Chankuwaña, Wamanripa and Waytani in the northwest, east and southwest.[4]

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