Quri (Paucartambo)

Quri
Quri
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°38′25″S 71°39′20″W / 13.64028°S 71.65556°W / -13.64028; -71.65556Coordinates: 13°38′25″S 71°39′20″W / 13.64028°S 71.65556°W / -13.64028; -71.65556 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range Andes

Quri (Quechua for gold,[2] Hispanicized spelling Curi) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Paucartambo Province, Caicay District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Andahuaylillas and Urcos. Quri lies on the right bank of the Willkanuta River, north of the mountain Wiraqucha.[1]

References

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


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