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Urcos
The Urcos District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Urcos. Urcos is southeast of the former Inca capital, Cusco, in the southern Andes, and it is at an altitude of 3,180 meters (10,430 ft).
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Name: Urcos topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Urcos, Province of Quispicanchis, Cusco, Peru (-13.75910 -71.65575 -13.59748 -71.52464)
Average elevation: 3,732 m
Minimum elevation: 3,067 m
Maximum elevation: 4,642 m
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