Quriqucha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 9°34′25″S 76°34′38″W / 9.57361°S 76.57722°W |
Geography | |
Location | Huánuco Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Quriqucha ( Quechua quri gold, qucha lake, [2] "gold lake", also spelled Joricocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province, Marías District. [1]
The lake named Quriqucha lies south of the peak at 9°34′53″S 76°34′32″W / 9.58139°S 76.57556°W. [1]