Corihuasi Explained

Corihuasi
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Pariacaca
Location:Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-11.9917°N -76.0111°W

Corihuasi (possibly from Quechua quri gold, wasi house, "gold house") is a mountain in the Pariacaca or Huarochiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. Corihuasi lies between the mountains Colquepucro in the north-west and Pariacaca in the south-east.[1] It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[2]

Satellite images from 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012 show that the Corihuasi glacier which flows to the northeast has retreated. The glacier lies at .[3]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí (Lima Region)
  2. ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6
  3. Web site: Corihuasi East Glacier Retreat, Peru. . 19 January 2013. glacierchange.wordpress.com. July 17, 2014.