Quri (Lima-Junín)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Lima Region and the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quri (disambiguation).
Quri
Quri

Peru

Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°48′47″S 76°6′46″W / 11.81306°S 76.11278°WCoordinates: 11°48′47″S 76°6′46″W / 11.81306°S 76.11278°W

Quri (Quechua for gold,[2] hispanicized spelling Juri) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District, and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Quri lies west of the main branch of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range, south-west of the lake Wallaqucha (Huallacocha).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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)