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Quri Punchu

Coordinates: 14°43′35″S 73°51′23″W / 14.72639°S 73.85639°W / -14.72639; -73.85639
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Quri Punchu
Quri Punchu is located in Peru
Quri Punchu
Quri Punchu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°43′35″S 73°51′23″W / 14.72639°S 73.85639°W / -14.72639; -73.85639
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province
Parent rangeAndes

Quri Punchu (Quechua quri gold, punchu poncho,[2] "gold poncho", also spelled Ccoripunchu) or is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Puquio District. Quri Punchu lies southeast of two larger lakes named Apiñaqucha and Pukaqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.