Surehuayco Explained

Surehuayco
Elevation M:4800
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Moquegua Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.9303°N -70.5978°W

Surehuayco (possibly from Aymara suri rhea, wayku brook or gorge,[2] "rhea brook (or gorge)") and from Quechua Suri Wayq'u) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. It lies southwest of the mountain Iruma and east of Achucallani. Surehuayco is also the name of an intermittent stream north of the mountain.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. see: Suri and Quebrada de montes