Suyruqucha (Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[3] also spelled Suiricocha) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,500 metres (18,045 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, in the Yauli Province, Suitucancha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. It lies on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[4] It is situated northwest of Qullqip'ukru. Wararayuq lies west of it.[1]
| Suyruqucha | |
|---|---|
  Suyruqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,500 m (18,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 11°56′20″S 76°03′07″W / 11.93889°S 76.05194°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Paryaqaqa mountain range |
Suyruqucha (Suiricocha) is also the name of a lake west of the mountain at 11°57′08″S 76°04′14″W / 11.95222°S 76.07056°W and the name of a place at the lake (Suiricocha / Suirococha).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí (Lima Region) showing the mountain at a place name labelled Suiricocha / Suirococha
- ^ "Nevado Suiricocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6
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