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South America / Peru / Lima / Corihuasi
Record SL-863126 · Wikidata Q17679067

Corihuasi

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Elevation
5,200 m
17,060 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
11.9917° S, 76.0111° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Corihuasi (possibly from Quechua quri gold, wasi house, "gold house") is a mountain in the Pariacaca or Huarochiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. Corihuasi lies between the mountains Colquepucro in the north-west and Pariacaca in the south-east. It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. Satellite images from 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012 show that the Corihuasi glacier which flows to the northeast has retreated. The glacier lies at 11°58′58″S 76°00′35″W.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Nina Ukru 5,400 m W 276° 1.8 km
Paryaqaqa 5,750 m E 94° 1.9 km
Qullqip'ukru 5,658 m NW 335° 2.1 km
Wiqu (Lima) 5,200 m SE 155° 3.3 km
Parya Chaka 5,000 m S 179° 3.9 km