Yawriq

Yawriq
Yawriq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,235 m (17,175 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°53′07″S 76°12′20″W / 11.88528°S 76.20556°W / -11.88528; -76.20556Coordinates: 11°53′07″S 76°12′20″W / 11.88528°S 76.20556°W / -11.88528; -76.20556 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Yawriq (Quechua yawri a big needle, -q a suffix,[2] Hispanicized spelling Yauric) is a 5,235-metre-high (17,175 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, on the border of the districts of Huarochirí and San Mateo. Yawriq is situated northeast of Suyruqucha.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yauric". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)


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