Juqhuri

Juqhuri
Juqhuri

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,223.1 m (17,136 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°19′28″S 69°41′25″W / 17.32444°S 69.69028°W / -17.32444; -69.69028Coordinates: 17°19′28″S 69°41′25″W / 17.32444°S 69.69028°W / -17.32444; -69.69028
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Juqhuri (Aymara jughu muddy place,[2] -ri a suffix, hispanicized spelling Jucure, Jucuri) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,223.1 metres (17,136 ft) high. It lies in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Juqhuri is situated near the Bolivian border, south of the Mawri River (Mauri).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)


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