Rúrec

Rúrec
Rurec mountain, west face, in August 2019.
Highest point
Elevation5,700 m (18,700 ft)
Coordinates9°33′57″S 77°18′24″W / 9.56583°S 77.30667°W / -9.56583; -77.30667
Geography
Rúrec is located in Peru
Rúrec
Rúrec
Location within Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Rúrec, also spelled Rurec, (possibly from Quechua ruri interior; valley or little river, -q a suffix) is a 5,700-metre-high (18,701 ft) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Rúrec is located south of Huantsán.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nevado Rúrec". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  3. ↑ Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes. RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. ↑ Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)