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Chururu

Coordinates: 10°58′16″S 76°36′38″W / 10.97111°S 76.61056°W / -10.97111; -76.61056
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Chururu
Chururu is located in Peru
Chururu
Chururu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,010 m (16,440 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°58′16″S 76°36′38″W / 10.97111°S 76.61056°W / -10.97111; -76.61056
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chururu (local name for a kind of flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi,[2] also applied for Phoenicoparrus andinus) also spelled Chururo) is a 5,010-metre-high (16,440 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District. It lies at the Yanama River southwest of Chururuyuq and west of Muruqucha.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Domingo López Jeria, Biodiversidad de Chile, Patrimonio y Desafíos
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaura Province (Lima Region)


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