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South America / Peru / Muruqucha
Record SL-863539 · Wikidata Q20618430

Muruqucha

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Elevation
5,193 m
17,037 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
10.9769° S, 76.5897° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Muruqucha (Quechua muru blunt; mutilated; stained; pip, grain; smallpox, qucha lake, Hispanicized spelling Morococha) is a 5,193-metre-high (17,037 ft) mountain near a little lake of that name in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District. It lies southeast of Chururuyuq and east of Chururu. The lake named Muruqucha is southeast of the mountain in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District, at 10°59′23″S 76°34′40″W.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Chururu 5,010 m W 286° 2.4 km