Rúrec

Rúrec
Rúrec

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,700 m (18,700 ft)
Coordinates 9°33′57″S 77°18′24″W / 9.56583°S 77.30667°W / -9.56583; -77.30667Coordinates: 9°33′57″S 77°18′24″W / 9.56583°S 77.30667°W / -9.56583; -77.30667
Geography
Location Ancash, Peru
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Rúrec,[1] also spelled Rurec,[2][3] (possibly from Quechua ruri interior; valley or little river,[4][5] -q a suffix) is a 5,700-metre-high (18,701 ft)[1][2] mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.[6] Rúrec is located south of Huantsán.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nevado Rúrec". Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  3. ↑ Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes. RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)


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