Rajucollota Explained

Rajucollota
Other Name:Diablo Mudo, Suerococha
Elevation M:5427
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:List of mountains in Peru
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Ancash Region, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-10.2972°N -76.9806°W
First Ascent:1-1964

Rajucollota (possibly from Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] qulluta, kalluta mortar), Suerococha[3] (possibly from Quechua suyru very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[4]), named after the nearby lake, or Diablo Mudo (Spanish for "dumb devil") is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5427m (17,805feet) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District.[5] Rajucollota lies on a sub-range west of Yerupaja, west of the mountain Huacrish, northwest of the mountain Auxilio and north of the lake Suerococha.

Notes and References

  1. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate PeruRGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rahu/ babylon.com
  3. John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 98
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Lima Region)