Quri (Quiquijana)

This article is about the mountain in the Quiquijana District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quri (disambiguation).
Quri
Quri

Peru

Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°50′9″S 71°31′7″W / 13.83583°S 71.51861°WCoordinates: 13°50′9″S 71°31′7″W / 13.83583°S 71.51861°W

Quri (Quechua for gold,[2] hispanicized spelling Curi) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Quiquijana District. The mountain lies at the confluence of the Willkanuta River and its right tributary Uchuymayu (Quechua for "little river") in Quiquijana.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)