| Soirococha | |
|---|---|
  Soirococha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,297 m (17,379 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°12′33″S 73°03′28″W / 13.20917°S 73.05778°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
Soirococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[2]) is a 5,297-metre-high (17,379 ft) mountain at a lake of that name in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Soirococha lies northeast of P'anta and Kima.[3][1]
The mountain is named after a lake at 13°12′33″S 73°04′23″W / 13.20917°S 73.07306°W.[3]
References
- 1 2 Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
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