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Chinchirusa

Coordinates: 11°38′06″S 76°11′29″W / 11.63500°S 76.19139°W / -11.63500; -76.19139
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Chinchirusa
View from the summit of Yuraqqucha, looking to the southeast. Chinchirusa is visible in front of snow-covered Wayrakancha and Paraqti on the right.
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°38′06″S 76°11′29″W / 11.63500°S 76.19139°W / -11.63500; -76.19139
Geography
Chinchirusa is located in Peru
Chinchirusa
Chinchirusa
Peru
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chinchirusa (also spelled Chinchirosa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District. Chinchirusa is situated near the Antikuna mountain pass, west of Tuku Mach'ay, and northeast of Chuqi Chukchu and Paraqti.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)