Chururuyuq

Chururuyuq
Chururuyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,320 m (17,450 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°56′03″S 76°36′28″W / 10.93417°S 76.60778°W / -10.93417; -76.60778Coordinates: 10°56′03″S 76°36′28″W / 10.93417°S 76.60778°W / -10.93417; -76.60778
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Chururuyuq (chururu local name for a kind of flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi,[2] also applied for Phoenicoparrus andinus) "the one with the chururu", Hispanicized spelling Chururuyo) is a 5,320-metre-high (17,450 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District. It lies northeast of Chururu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Domingo López Jeria, Biodiversidad de Chile, Patrimonio y Desafíos
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaura Province (Lima Region)


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