Soracucho
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| Soracucho | |
|---|---|
  Soracucho Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°09′03″S 70°58′14″W / 14.15083°S 70.97056°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Soracucho (possibly from Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus, k'uchu, q'uch'u corner,[2] "sura corner") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District. Soracucho lies southwest of Collpacucho and south of Yurac Uno Cunca. The Pumanuta River, an important tributary of the Vilcanota River, flows along its northern slope.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Jiquima seca;rincón and q'uch'u
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