Tunshu

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Tunshu
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Tunshu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,660 m (18,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°53′35″S75°59′01″W / 11.89306°S 75.98361°W / -11.89306; -75.98361 Coordinates: 11°53′35″S75°59′01″W / 11.89306°S 75.98361°W / -11.89306; -75.98361
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Paryaqaqa

Tunshu is a 5,660-metre-high (18,570 ft) mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District and in the Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. Tunshu lies north of Pariacaca and northwest of Tukumach'ay and the lake named Qarwaqucha. [2] It is situated on the northern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. [3]

Pariacaca mountain range mountains in Peru

The Pariacaca mountain range, also called Huarochirí mountain range lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, in the provinces of Jauja and Yauli, and in the Lima Region, in the provinces of Huarochirí and Yauyos. It is part of the Cordillera Central of Peru.

Andes oo la laa

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 republic in South America

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.

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Pachanqutu mountain in Peru

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Runchu

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Suyruqucha (Junín-Lima)

Suyruqucha is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,500 metres (18,045 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, in the Yauli Province, Suitucancha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. It lies on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. It is situated northwest of Qullqip'ukru. Wararayuq lies west of it.

Parya Chaka

Parya Chaka is a mountain in the south of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is also the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated southwest of Paryaqaqa. It is situated within the borders of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.

Uqsha

Uqsha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District, southwest of the lake named P'itiqucha. Uqsha lies northeast of Waswa Punta and southeast of Hatun Ukru. It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.

Yuraqqucha may refer to:

References

  1. "Nevado Tunshu". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  3. ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6