Millpu (
Quechua for "throat, gullet",
[Ministerio de Educación, (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), Yacchakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka Qichwa Simipi, 2005] also spelled ''Millpo'') is a mountain in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated south of the
Huayhuash mountain range. Its main peak and the northern peak are located in the
Lima Region,
Cajatambo Province,
Cajatambo District, south of
Puka Qaqa and a lake named
Quyllurqucha. The southern peak of Millpu lies at on the border with the
Oyon Province,
Oyon District.
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See also
* Pumarinri
References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Lima
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