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Juqhuri

Coordinates: 17°19′28″S 69°41′25″W / 17.32444°S 69.69028°W / -17.32444; -69.69028
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Juqhuri
Juqhuri is located in Peru
Juqhuri
Juqhuri
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,223.1 m (17,136 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°19′28″S 69°41′25″W / 17.32444°S 69.69028°W / -17.32444; -69.69028
Geography
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent rangeAndes

Juqhuri (Aymara jughu muddy place,[2] -ri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Jucure, Jucuri) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,223.1 metres (17,136 ft) high. It lies in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Juqhuri is situated near the Bolivian border, south of the Mawri River (Mauri).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)