Suerococha (Ancash) Explained

Suerococha
Elevation M:5100
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:List of mountains in Peru
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Ancash Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-10.2864°N -76.9758°W

Suerococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,) is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5100m (16,700feet) high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District.[2] Suyruqucha lies on a sub-range west of Yerupaja, northwest of Huacrish and Auxilio and northeast of Rajucollota.

The mountain might have been named after a little lake southwest of it. It lies in the Copa District of the Lima Region at .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nevado Suerococha. . IGN, Peru. March 10, 2015.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)