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South America / Peru / Puno / Yurac Huayruro
Record SL-863478 · Wikidata Q19421589

Yurac Huayruro

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Elevation
5,000 m
16,404 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
13.8503° S, 70.7672° W
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Yurac Huayruro
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Description

Wikipedia

Yurac Huayruro (possibly from Quechua yuraq white, wayruru a type of tree, Aymara wayruru red and black seeds of a plant (Abrus precatorius, Ormosia coccinea or Ormosia minor); also meaning something very beautiful, "white wayruru") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, northeast of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"). Yurac Huayruro lies northwest of Tarucani and Jachatira and northeast of Cunorana.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Jairani 5,000 m NW 324° 1.1 km
Jachatira 5,320 m S 172° 2.9 km
Tarucani 5,000 m SE 155° 3.6 km
Cunorana 5,300 m SW 233° 4.4 km