Chururuyuq

Coordinates: 10°56′03″S 76°36′28″W / 10.93417°S 76.60778°W / -10.93417; -76.60778
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Chururuyuq
Chururuyuq is located in Peru
Chururuyuq
Chururuyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,320 m (17,450 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°56′03″S 76°36′28″W / 10.93417°S 76.60778°W / -10.93417; -76.60778
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chururuyuq (chururu local name for a kind of flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi,[2] also applied for Phoenicoparrus andinus) "the one with the chururu", Hispanicized spelling Chururuyo) is a 5,320-metre-high (17,450 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District. It lies northeast of Chururu.[3]

References[edit]

  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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