Waqurunchu

This article is about the mountain in the Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tarata (disambiguation).
For the mountain on the border of the Huánuco Region and the Pasco Region, Peru, see Waqurunchu (Huánuco-Pasco).
Waqurunchu
Tarata
Highest point
Elevation 5,748 m (18,858 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W / 10.53111°S 75.93167°W / -10.53111; -75.93167Coordinates: 10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W / 10.53111°S 75.93167°W / -10.53111; -75.93167
Geography
Waqurunchu

Peru

Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Waqurunchu

Waqurunchu (a possible spelling from Quechua, Hispanicized spellings Huagaruncho, Huagoruncho, Huagurungo)[1] or Tarata[2] is a 5,748-metre-high (18,858 ft) mountain in the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak, officially named Tarata,[3] is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. The minor peak, named Huagurungo by the IGN,[4] lies west of it in the Ticlacayan District.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "La Conquista del Huaguruncho (Siete de Abril de 1975)". munihuachon.gob.pe. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
  3. ↑ "Nevados". ign.gob.pe. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nevados". ign.gob.pe. Retrieved November 22, 2015.


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