Suyruqucha (Cajatambo)

For the mountain and a small lake in the Huarochirí Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Suyruqucha. For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Suyruqucha (Ancash).
Suyruqucha
Suyruqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains in Peru
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region
Range Andes, Waywash
Coordinates 10°23′10″S 76°51′20″W / 10.38611°S 76.85556°WCoordinates: 10°23′10″S 76°51′20″W / 10.38611°S 76.85556°W

Suyruqucha (Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[2] hispanicized spelling Suerococha) is a mountain in the south of the Waywash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. It lies east of Phuyuq (Puyoc).[1]

The mountain is named after the lake east of it at 10°23′00″S 76°51′06″W / 10.38333°S 76.85167°W.


References

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