Quriqucha (Huánuco)

This article is about the mountain at a small lake of that name in the Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quriqucha.
Quriqucha
Quriqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°34′25″S 76°34′38″W / 9.57361°S 76.57722°W / -9.57361; -76.57722Coordinates: 9°34′25″S 76°34′38″W / 9.57361°S 76.57722°W / -9.57361; -76.57722
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Quriqucha (Quechua quri gold, qucha lake,[2] "gold lake", also spelled Joricocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province, Marías District.[1]

The lake named Quriqucha lies south of the peak at 9°34′53″S 76°34′32″W / 9.58139°S 76.57556°W / -9.58139; -76.57556.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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