Quriqucha (Junín)

Quriqucha
Quriqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Junín Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°34′06″S 76°17′21″W / 11.56833°S 76.28917°WCoordinates: 11°34′06″S 76°17′21″W / 11.56833°S 76.28917°W

Quriqucha (Quechua quri gold, qucha lake,[2] "gold lake", hispanicized spelling Curicocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies west of Anta Q'asa and Sillaqaqa and north of Qunchupata.[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)