Sukullu

Sukullu

The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south)
Highest point
Elevation 5,095 m (16,716 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°59′10″S 75°21′41″W / 12.98611°S 75.36139°W / -12.98611; -75.36139Coordinates: 12°59′10″S 75°21′41″W / 12.98611°S 75.36139°W / -12.98611; -75.36139
Geography
Sukullu

Peru

Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Sukullu (Aymara for a baby boy for whom a certain traditional rite was celebrated in the main square together with the other children who were born in the same year,[2] Hispanicized spelling Sucullo) is a 5,095-metre-high (16,716 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Aurahuá and Castrovirreyna.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Ichurutuna". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 9, 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 Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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