Sayrecucho (possibly from

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and

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''sayri'' tobacco, ''k'uchu'' corner, "tobacco corner") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about high. It is situated in the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de ...

Canchis Province Canchis Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Willkanuta River or Willkamayu is one of the largest rivers of the province. Siwinaqucha, the biggest lake of the province, is a ...

Checacupe District Checacupe or Ch'iqa Kupi ( Aymara ''ch'iqa'' left, ''kupi'' right, "left right") is one of eight districts of the Canchis Province in the Cusco Region in Peru. Geography The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest ...

, and in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cus ...

Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro, Melgar and Putina an ...

Corani District Corani (from Aymara Qurani, meaning "the one with herbs") is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. Geography The southern section of the Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the distric ...

. Sayrecucho lies southeast of the mountains Otoroncane and

Huancane Apacheta Huancane Apacheta (possibly from Aymara ''wanqa'' a big stone, ''-ni'' a suffix, ''wanqani'' "the one with a stone (or stones)", ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a ...

, northwest of Culi and north of

Tutallipina Tutallipina (possibly from Aymara ''tutha'' moth, ''llipiña'' to catch birds with a trap) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, ...

. The river Huancane originates north of Sayrecucho. Its waters flow to the Vilcanota River.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canis Province (Cusco Region)

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