Corihuayrachina (possibly from Quechua quri gold, wayrachina a special oven for smelting metal, "oven for smelting gold")[3][4] erroneously also Corihuaynachina, is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,404 metres (17,730 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District, at a little lake named Corihuayrachina. Corihuayrachina lies south of the Pumasillo massif and west of Padreyoc.[5] The archaeological sites of Corihuayrachina[6] and Choquequirao (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Chuqik'iraw) are west and southwest of the mountain Corihuayrachina.
| Corihuayrachina | |
|---|---|
  Corihuayrachina Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,404 m (17,730 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°21′06″S 72°49′15″W / 13.35167°S 72.82083°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
References
edit- ^ René Pumayalli Saloma, Mapa de Peligros de Desembalses en Santa Teresa, Cusco, en un Contexto de Cambio Climático, 2014
- ^ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ Ricardo N. Alonso, Diccionario minero: glosario de voces utilizadas por los mineros de Iberoamérica, p. 122, see: Huairachina
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
- ^ "Corihuayrachina or Victoria's Secret Revealed, A Report of the 2001 National Geographic Society Vilcabamba Expedition". Adventure Specialists. Gary R Ziegler. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2014.