Rúrec Explained

Rúrec
Map:	Peru
Location:	Ancash, Peru
Coordinates:	-9.5658°N -77.3067°W
Elevation M:	5700
Range:	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Map Size:	200

Rúrec, also spelled Rurec,^{[1] [2]} (possibly from Quechua ruri interior; valley or little river,^[3] -q a suffix) is a 5700m (18,700feet) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.^[4] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.^[5] Rúrec is located south of Huantsán.

Notes and References

1. Book: Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. 3-937530-05-3.
2. Book: Neate, Jill. Mountaineering in the Andes. RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. 1994. 0-907649-64-5. Peru.
3. Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007
4. Web site: Nevado Rúrec. . March 16, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001210/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=1444. March 4, 2016.
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)