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Curi (Paucartambo)

Coordinates: 13°38′25″S 71°39′20″W / 13.64028°S 71.65556°W / -13.64028; -71.65556
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This article is about the mountain on the border of the Paucartambo Province and the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quri (disambiguation).
Curi
Curi is located in Peru
Curi
Curi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°38′25″S 71°39′20″W / 13.64028°S 71.65556°W / -13.64028; -71.65556
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Quispicanchi Province
Parent rangeAndes

Curi (possibly from Quechua for gold)[2] is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Paucartambo Province, Caicay District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Andahuaylillas and Urcos. Curi lies on the right bank of the Vilcanota River, north of the mountain Wiraqucha.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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