Yawriq
| Yawriq | |
|---|---|
  Yawriq Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,235 m (17,175 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 11°53′07″S 76°12′20″W / 11.88528°S 76.20556°WCoordinates: 11°53′07″S 76°12′20″W / 11.88528°S 76.20556°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Yawriq (Quechua yawri a big needle, -q a suffix,[2] hispanicized spelling Yauric) is a 5,235-metre (17,175 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, on the border of the districts of Huarochirí and San Mateo. Yawriq is situated northeast of Suyruqucha.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 "Cerro Yauric". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
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