Quri Waraqa

Quri Waraqa
Quri Waraqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°36′05″S 72°47′10″W / 14.60139°S 72.78611°W / -14.60139; -72.78611Coordinates: 14°36′05″S 72°47′10″W / 14.60139°S 72.78611°W / -14.60139; -72.78611
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Quri Waraqa (Quechua quri gold, waraqa sack,[2] "gold sack", hispanicized spelling Corihuaraca) or Quri Warak'a (warak'a sling or slingshot,[2] "gold sling" or "gold slingshot") is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Juan Espinoza Medrano. Quri Waraqa lies north of Sara Sara, Panti Pata and Huch'uy Sara Sara.[1]

References

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


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