Sayrecucho | |
Elevation M: | 5200[1] |
Location: | Peru |
Range: | Andes, Vilcanota |
Map: | Peru |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.0283°N -70.8603°W |
Sayrecucho (possibly from Aymara and Quechua sayri tobacco, k'uchu corner, "tobacco corner") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Sayrecucho lies southeast of the mountains Otoroncane and Huancane Apacheta, northwest of Culi and north of Tutallipina. The river Huancane originates north of Sayrecucho. Its waters flow to the Vilcanota River.[2]