Ch'ura
Ch'ura | |
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Ch'ura Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,084 m (16,680 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 10°40′08″S 77°04′51″W / 10.66889°S 77.08083°WCoordinates: 10°40′08″S 77°04′51″W / 10.66889°S 77.08083°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Ch'ura (Quechua for a swamp with natural springs,[2] Hispanicized name Churas) is a 5,084-metre-high (16,680 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Ch'ura lies northwest of Wanki and northeast of Waqra Punta at the end of the Phiru Uya valley.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Cerro Churas". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 8, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
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- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Lima Region
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