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Quriqucha (Huánuco)

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Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°34′25″S 76°34′38″W / 9.57361°S 76.57722°W / -9.57361; -76.57722
Quriqucha
Quriqucha is located in Peru
Quriqucha
Quriqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°34′25″S 76°34′38″W / 9.57361°S 76.57722°W / -9.57361; -76.57722
Geography
LocationHuánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Quriqucha (Quechua quri gold, qucha lake,[2] "gold lake", also spelled Joricocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province, Marías District.[1]

The lake named Quriqucha lies south of the peak at 9°34′53″S 76°34′32″W / 9.58139°S 76.57556°W / -9.58139; -76.57556.[1]

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