Ch'uychu

Ch'uychu
Ch'uychu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°48′52″S 75°53′49″W / 11.81444°S 75.89694°W / -11.81444; -75.89694Coordinates: 11°48′52″S 75°53′49″W / 11.81444°S 75.89694°W / -11.81444; -75.89694
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Ch'uychu (Quechua for humid,[2] Hispanicized spelling Chuycho) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, and in the Yauli Province, Suitucancha District, southeast of Suitucancha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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