Ch'ura

Ch'ura
Ch'ura

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,084 m (16,680 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°40′08″S 77°04′51″W / 10.66889°S 77.08083°W / -10.66889; -77.08083Coordinates: 10°40′08″S 77°04′51″W / 10.66889°S 77.08083°W / -10.66889; -77.08083
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Ch'ura (Quechua for a swamp with natural springs,[2] Hispanicized name Churas) is a 5,084-metre-high (16,680 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Ch'ura lies northwest of Wanki and northeast of Waqra Punta at the end of the Phiru Uya valley.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Churas". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)


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