| T'uruqucha | |
|---|---|
  T'uruqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 11°42′16″S75°12′40″W / 11.70444°S 75.21111°W Coordinates: 11°42′16″S75°12′40″W / 11.70444°S 75.21111°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
T'uruqucha (Quechua t'uru mud, qucha lake, [2] "mud lake", also spelled Torococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Apata District. T'uruqucha lies south of Utkhulasu. [1]
The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Peruvian Amazon. Its capital is Huancayo.
