Sukullu
The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south)
Highest point
Elevation5,095 m (16,716 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°59′10″S 75°21′41″W / 12.98611°S 75.36139°W / -12.98611; -75.36139
Geography
Sukullu is located in Peru
Sukullu
Sukullu
Peru
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Sukullu (Aymara for a baby boy for whom a certain traditional rite was celebrated in the main square together with the other children who were born in the same year,[2] Hispanicized spelling Sucullo) is a 5,095-metre-high (16,716 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Aurahuá and Castrovirreyna.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Ichurutuna". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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