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).

This article is about the mountain in the Huarochirí Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Millpu.
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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