Kushuru

For the mountain in the Bolognesi Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Kushuru (Bolognesi).
Kushuru
Kushuru

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°52′50″S 77°59′00″W / 8.88056°S 77.98333°W / -8.88056; -77.98333Coordinates: 8°52′50″S 77°59′00″W / 8.88056°S 77.98333°W / -8.88056; -77.98333
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Cordillera Negra

Kushuru (Ancash Quechua for an edible kind of seaweed,[2] also spelled Cushuro) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santo Toribio District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District. Kushuru lies between Yana Yaku in the southeast and Quñuqranra in the northwest, east of Ichik Wiri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Santa Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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