Chiriunuyoc

Chiriunuyoc
Chiriunuyoc
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°39′11″S 71°04′51″W / 13.65306°S 71.08083°W / -13.65306; -71.08083Coordinates: 13°39′11″S 71°04′51″W / 13.65306°S 71.08083°W / -13.65306; -71.08083 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Chiriunuyoc (possibly from Quechua chiri cold, unu water, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with cold water") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District, east of the lake Singrenacocha. Chiriunuyoc lies northwest of the mountains Aquichua, Quinsachata and Quehuesiri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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