Uchku

Uchku
Uchku (on the left)
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates12°23′05″S 75°42′05″W / 12.38472°S 75.70139°W / -12.38472; -75.70139
Geography
Uchku
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Uchku (Quechua for hole, pit, also spelled Uchco) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. 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.