Runchu

Runchu
Runchu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,165 m (16,946 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°11′53″S 76°03′19″W / 12.19806°S 76.05528°W / -12.19806; -76.05528Coordinates: 12°11′53″S 76°03′19″W / 12.19806°S 76.05528°W / -12.19806; -76.05528
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Runchu (Quechua for shrew opossum,[2] also spelled Runcho) is a 5,165-metre (16,946 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of San Joaquín and Tanta. Runchu lies northwest of Tikllaqucha.[1][3] It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Runcho". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Wilmer E. Pozo R.1 and Fredy Trujillo G., Lista anotada de la fauna de la Laguna Loreto, Reserva Ecológica Cayambe Coca, Ecuador, Laboratorio de Zoología, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas del IASA, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Sangolquí – Ecuador, p. 37
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  4. ↑ ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6


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