Suyruqucha (Cusco)
This article is about the mountain at a lake of that name in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Suyruqucha. For the mountain on the border of the Ancash Region and the Lima Region, Peru, named Rahu Qulluta or Suyruqucha, see Rahu Qulluta.
| Suyruqucha | |
|---|---|
  Suyruqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,297 m (17,379 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°12′33″S 73°03′28″W / 13.20917°S 73.05778°WCoordinates: 13°12′33″S 73°03′28″W / 13.20917°S 73.05778°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkapampa |
Suyruqucha (Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[2] hispanicized spelling Soirococha) is a 5,297 m (17,379 ft) high mountain at a lake of that name in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Suyruqucha lies northeast of P'anta and Kima.[3][1]
The mountain is named after a lake at 13°12′33″S 73°04′23″W / 13.20917°S 73.07306°W.[3]
References
- 1 2 Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
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