Chururu

Chururu (local name for a kind of flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi,[2] also applied for Phoenicoparrus andinus) also spelled Chururo) is a 5,010-metre-high (16,440 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District. It lies at the Yanama River southwest of Chururuyuq and west of Muruqucha.[3]

Chururu
Chururu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,010 m (16,440 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°58′16″S 76°36′38″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Domingo López Jeria, Biodiversidad de Chile, Patrimonio y Desafíos
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaura Province (Lima Region)


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