Rajucollota
| Rajucollota | |
|---|---|
| Diablo Mudo, Suerococha | |
 Huayhuash mountain range with Yerupaja (center-left) and the sub-range west of it (on the right). Rajucollota is visible on the right. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,427 m (17,805 ft)[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains in Peru |
| Coordinates | 10°17′50″S 76°58′50″W / 10.29722°S 76.98056°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Rajucollota Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region, Lima Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Huayhuash |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1964[1] |
Rajucollota (possibly from Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] qulluta, kalluta mortar), Suerococha[3] (possibly from Quechua suyru very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[4]), named after the nearby lake, or Diablo Mudo (Spanish for "dumb devil") is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,427 metres (17,805 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District.[5] Rajucollota lies on a sub-range west of Yerupaja, west of the mountain Huacrish, northwest of the mountain Auxilio and north of the lake Suerococha.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ^ babylon.com
- ^ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 98
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Lima Region)]
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