Suri Wasi

Suri Wasi
Suri Wasi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,875 m (15,994 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°07′18″S 70°52′43″W / 16.12167°S 70.87861°W / -16.12167; -70.87861Coordinates: 16°07′18″S 70°52′43″W / 16.12167°S 70.87861°W / -16.12167; -70.87861
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Suri Wasi (Quechua suri rhea, wasi house,[2] "rhea house", hispanicized spelling Surihuasi) is a 4,875-metre (15,994 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Suri Wasi lies southeast of the lakes Chinaqucha and Urququcha.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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 General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)


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