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]

Quri
Quri is located in Peru
Quri
Quri
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°48′47″S 76°6′46″W / 11.81306°S 76.11278°W / -11.81306; -76.11278
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

References edit

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