Quriwasi
| Quriwasi | |
|---|---|
  Quriwasi Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region |
| Range | Andes, Paryaqaqa mountain range |
| Coordinates | 11°59′30″S 76°00′40″W / 11.99167°S 76.01111°WCoordinates: 11°59′30″S 76°00′40″W / 11.99167°S 76.01111°W |
Quriwasi (Quechua quri gold, wasi house,[2] "gold house", hispanicized spelling Corihuasi) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. Quriwasi lies between the mountains Qullqip'ukru in the north-west and Paryaqaqa in the south-east.[1]
Satellite images from 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012 show that the Quriwasi glacier which flows to the north-east has retreated. The glacier lies at 11°58′58″S 76°00′35″W / 11.98278°S 76.00972°W.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí (Lima Region)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Corihuasi East Glacier Retreat, Peru". glacierchange.wordpress.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.