Khirki Urqu (
Quechua ''khirki''
armadillo
Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along wi ...
, ''urqu'' mountain,
"armadillo mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Querque Orjo'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
La Unión Province,
Huaynacotas District
Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dist ...
. Khirki Urqu lies southwest of
Q'illu Urqu.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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