Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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for hole, pit, also spelled ''Uchco'') is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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which reaches a height of approximately high. It is located in the
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departmen ...
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Yauyos Province
The Yauyos Province is a Provinces of Peru, province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
Boundaries
*North: Huarochirí Province
*East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region
*South: Ica Region
*West: ...
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Laraos District
Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru.
Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction.
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. 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
PUMACOCHA.jpg, Cavers at Pumaqucha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha. The southern slopes of Uchku are on the left.