Quri (Quiquijana)

Quri
Quri
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°50′9″S 71°31′7″W / 13.83583°S 71.51861°W / -13.83583; -71.51861Coordinates: 13°50′9″S 71°31′7″W / 13.83583°S 71.51861°W / -13.83583; -71.51861 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range Andes

Quri (Quechua for gold,[2] Hispanicized spelling Curi) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Quiquijana District. The mountain lies at the confluence of the Willkanuta River and its right tributary Uchuymayu (Quechua for "little river") in Quiquijana.[1]

References

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


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