Curi (Paucartambo)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Paucartambo Province and the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quri (disambiguation).

Curi (possibly from Quechua for gold)^[2] is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Paucartambo Province, Caicay District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Andahuaylillas and Urcos. Curi lies on the right bank of the Vilcanota River, north of the mountain Wiraqucha.^[1]

Curi
Curi Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°38′25″S 71°39′20″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range	Andes

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)