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Tuctu Golf Club
The Tuctu Golf Club was a golf course located in Morococha Morococha is a town in the Morococha District in the Yauli Province of the Junín Region in Peru. It was the capital of the Morococha District until September 12, 2013, when the town of Nueva Morococha (Spanish ''nuevo(a)'' new, "new Morococha") ..., Peru. During operation, it was the highest golf course in the world. The course was located at an elevation of at its lowest point. As late as 1993, it held the world record for the highest golf club. The course was abandoned in the mid-1990s and is said to be unrecognizable today, as it is overgrown with weeds and grasses. Today, the land is owned by a mining company. At 14,000 feet, it was also known for inducing nosebleeds among the golfers. References Golf clubs and courses in Peru {{Golfcourse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morococha, Peru
Morococha is a town in the Morococha District in the Yauli Province of the Junín Region in Peru. It was the capital of the Morococha District until September 12, 2013, when the town of Nueva Morococha ( Spanish ''nuevo(a)'' new, "new Morococha") was established as the new capital of the district by Law No. 30081. Until 2005 - when China built the Tibet railway - Morococha was famous for holding the most high-mountainous railroad in the world - the branch of Morococha (Lima -Huancayo), which passes at the height of above sea level. Morococha is near the city La Oroya. Open pit mine As of 2013, Morococha was the site of a planned open pit copper mine to be operated by Chinalco, a Chinese firm. A new town for the 5,000 residents of Morococha has been built about 6 miles away, but some residents were reported to be resisting location. The mine is projected to produce about 250,000 tons of copper a year for about 35 years. Sports Golf *Tuctu Golf Club The Tuctu Golf Club was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". The cup holds a flagstick, known as a "pin". A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes, and as such most courses contain 18 distinct holes; however, there are many 9-hole courses and some that have holes with shared fairways or greens. There are also courses with a non-standard number of holes, such as 12 or 14. The vast majority of golf courses have holes of varying length and difficulties that are assigned a standard score, known as par, that a proficient player should be able to achieve; this is usually three, four or five strokes. Par-3 courses consist of holes all of which have a par of three. Short courses have gained in popularity; these consist of mostly par 3 holes, but often have some short par 4 holes. Many older courses ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morococha
Morococha is a town in the Morococha District in the Yauli Province of the Junín Region in Peru. It was the capital of the Morococha District until September 12, 2013, when the town of Nueva Morococha (Spanish ''nuevo(a)'' new, "new Morococha") was established as the new capital of the district by Law No. 30081. Until 2005 - when China built the Tibet railway - Morococha was famous for holding the most high-mountainous railroad in the world - the branch of Morococha (Lima -Huancayo), which passes at the height of above sea level. Morococha is near the city La Oroya. Open pit mine As of 2013, Morococha was the site of a planned open pit copper mine to be operated by Chinalco Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (, known as Chalco), is a Chinese company listed in Hong Kong and in New York. A multinational aluminium company, its headquarters are in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is the world's second-largest ..., a Chinese firm. A new town for the 5,000 residents o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
