Sura Wiqu Explained

Sura Wiqu
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-17.1108°N -69.7806°W

Sura Wiqu (Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus, wiqu a corner in a house, a mountain cove, "jiquima cove", Hispanicized spelling Soravico) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It lies in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District. Sura Wiqu is situated north-west of the mountain Wanq'uri and north-east of the mountain Tuma Tumani.[1]

Sura Wiqu (Suraveco) is also the name of a neighboring lower mountain to the north-west, about 4800m (15,700feet) high, at .[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)