Suri (Peru)

Suri (Aymara and Quechua for rhea)[2][3] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. Suri lies northeast of the lake Wilaquta and the mountain Chinchillani.[1]

This article is about the mountain in Peru. For other uses, see Suri.
Suri
The lake Wilaquta (on the right) and Suri northeast of it (upper right corner, snow-covered) as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°04′07″S 69°59′33″W 
Geography
Suri
Peru
LocationPeru, Puno Region, El Collao Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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