Suerococha (Cajatambo) Explained

Suerococha
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:List of mountains in Peru
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-10.3861°N -76.8556°W

Suerococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake) is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. It lies east of Cuyoc.[1]

The mountain is named after the lake east of it at .

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)