Mururaju, Murrorajo or Pongos Sur is a mountain in the

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, about high. It is situated in the

Ancash Region Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...

, Huari Province,

Chavín de Huantar District Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups ...

and in the Recuay Province,

Catac District Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac. Geography The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region) Mururaju lies southeast of

Lake Querococha Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua '' qiru'' ceremonial drinking vessel, or ''q'iru'' wood and ''qucha'' lake; "''qiru'' lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and C ...

, northeast of the lake Qishqiqucha and south of

Queshque Queshque (possibly from Quechua for a type of bromeliad The Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) survey map gives this mountain the name of ''Pongos''.

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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Ancash Glaciers of Peru {{Ancash-geo-stub