Quriqucha (
Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''qucha'' lake,
"gold lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Curicocha'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, about high. It is located in the
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Junín Partido
** Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
* Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
* Junín, Cundinamarca
* ...
,
Yauli Province,
Marcapomacocha District. It lies west of
Anta Q'asa
Anta Q'asa ( Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''q'asa'' mountain pass, "copper mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling ''Antaccasa, Antajasa'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapom ...
and
Sillaqaqa
Sillaqaqa (Quechua language, Quechua ''silla'' gravel, ''qaqa'' rock, "gravel rock", Hispanicized spelling ''Sillagaga'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha Distric ...
and north of
Qunchupata.
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References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Junín
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