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Cushuropata

Coordinates: 10°31′42″S 76°42′57″W / 10.52833°S 76.71583°W / -10.52833; -76.71583
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Cushuropata
Cushuropata is located in Peru
Cushuropata
Cushuropata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates10°31′42″S 76°42′57″W / 10.52833°S 76.71583°W / -10.52833; -76.71583
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Rawra

Cushuropata[1][2] (possibly from local Quechua kushuru an edible kind of seaweed, pata step, bank of a river)[3][4] is a mountain in the Rawra mountain range in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level.[1] It is located in the boundary between the regions of Lima and Pasco.[2] Cushuropata lies southeast of Chuspe.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Oyón (22-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b "Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.