Quri (Lima-Junín)
Quri | |
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![]() ![]() Quri Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 11°48′47″S 76°6′46″W / 11.81306°S 76.11278°WCoordinates: 11°48′47″S 76°6′46″W / 11.81306°S 76.11278°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Quri (Quechua for gold,[2] Hispanicized spelling Juri) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District, and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Quri lies west of the main branch of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range, southwest of a lake named Wallaqucha (Huallacocha).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
Categories:
- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Lima Region
- Mountains of Junín Region
- Junín Region geography stubs
- Lima Region geography stubs