Yawriq

Mountain in Peru
Yawriq is located in Peru
Yawriq
Yawriq
Peru
Highest pointElevation5,235 m (17,175 ft)[1]Coordinates11°53′07″S 76°12′20″W / 11.88528°S 76.20556°W / -11.88528; -76.20556GeographyLocationPeru, Lima RegionParent rangeAndes, 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. ^ a b "Cerro Yauric". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)


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