Sukullu

Sukullu

The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south)
Elevation 5,095 m (16,716 ft)[1]
Location
Sukullu

Peru

Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Range Andes, Chunta
Coordinates 12°59′10″S 75°21′41″W / 12.98611°S 75.36139°WCoordinates: 12°59′10″S 75°21′41″W / 12.98611°S 75.36139°W

Sukullu (Aymara for a baby boy for whom a certain traditional rite was celebrated in the main square together with the other children who were born in the same year,[2] hispanicized spelling Sucullo) is a 5,095-metre (16,716 ft) high mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Aurahuá and Castrovirreyna.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Ichurutuna". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)