Rinriyuq

Rinriyuq
Rinriyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 12°12′02″S 75°49′25″W / 12.20056°S 75.82361°W / -12.20056; -75.82361Coordinates: 12°12′02″S 75°49′25″W / 12.20056°S 75.82361°W / -12.20056; -75.82361
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Rinriyuq (Quechua rinri ear, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with an ear (or ears)", also spelled Rinrioc) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Huancaya and Vitis, west of Huancaya.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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