Ruriq

Ruriq
Ruriq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,369 m (17,615 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°33′57″S 77°18′24″W / 9.56583°S 77.30667°W / -9.56583; -77.30667Coordinates: 9°33′57″S 77°18′24″W / 9.56583°S 77.30667°W / -9.56583; -77.30667
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Ruriq (Quechua ruri interior; valley or little river,[2][3] -q a suffix, Hispanicized spellings Rurec, Rúrec) is a 5,369-metre-high (17,615 ft) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[4][5] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.[6] Ruriq lies north of Urwashrahu and Wansan and south of Wantsan.

References

  1. ↑ "Recuay (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 16, 2015. (unnamed)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007
  4. ↑ "Nevado Rúrec". Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Uruashraju Chico - El nevado Pumahuacanca". andesinfo. Retrieved March 16, 2015. (including a sketch map)
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)


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