Ajomojo (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''aqu'' sand, ''muqu'', hill,
"sand hill") is a mountain in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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, about high. It is located in the
Cuzco Department,
Canchis Province,
Pitumarca District
Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range lies in the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are Chumpi, Chupika, Hatun Uma, Hatun Ñañu Punta, ...
. Ajomojo lies northwest of
Intijahuana and east of
Huampuni. It is situated at the bank of the Yanamayu, a left tributary of the
Chillcamayu whose waters flow to the
Vilcanota River.
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References
Mountains of the Department of Cusco
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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