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Surichata

Coordinates: 16°02′37″S 70°14′17″W / 16.04361°S 70.23806°W / -16.04361; -70.23806
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Surichata
Surichata is located in Peru
Surichata
Surichata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°02′37″S 70°14′17″W / 16.04361°S 70.23806°W / -16.04361; -70.23806
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent rangeAndes

Surichata (Aymara and Quechua suri rhea,[2] Pukina chata mountain,[3] Hispanicized spelling Zorrichata) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts San Antonio and Pichacani. Surichata lies north of the mountain Kunturiri and northeast of Wankarani and Ninachiri.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca