Quriqucha (Junín)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quriqucha.
Quriqucha
Quriqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°34′06″S 76°17′21″W / 11.56833°S 76.28917°W / -11.56833; -76.28917Coordinates: 11°34′06″S 76°17′21″W / 11.56833°S 76.28917°W / -11.56833; -76.28917
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Quriqucha (Quechua quri gold, qucha lake,[2] "gold lake", hispanicized spelling Curicocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies west of Anta Q'asa and Sillaqaqa and north of Qunchupata.[1]

References

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


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