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Rúrec

Coordinates: 9°33′57″S 77°18′24″W / 9.56583°S 77.30667°W / -9.56583; -77.30667
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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
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Rúrec,[1] also spelled Rurec,[2][3] (possibly from Quechua ruri interior; valley or little river,[4][5] -q a suffix) is a 5,700-metre-high (18,701 ft)[1][2] mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.[6] Rúrec is located south of Huantsán.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nevado Rúrec". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d 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)