Suyruqucha (Junín)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Suyruqucha. For the mountain on the border of the Ancash Region and the Lima Region, Peru, named Rahu Qulluta or Suyruqucha, see Rahu Qulluta.
Suyruqucha
Suyruqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°42′34″S 75°14′18″W / 11.70944°S 75.23833°W / -11.70944; -75.23833Coordinates: 11°42′34″S 75°14′18″W / 11.70944°S 75.23833°W / -11.70944; -75.23833
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Suyruqucha (Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[2] also spelled Suirococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Apata District. It lies south of Marayrasu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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