Surihuiri, Sorehuire or Surihuire is a mountain in the
Chila mountain range in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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. It is located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh l ...
,
Caylloma Province
Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below:
Politic ...
, in the districts
Lari
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Places
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,
Madrigal
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and
Tapay. Surihuiri lies north of the
Colca
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River, northwest of the mountains
Mismi
Mismi is a mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. A glacial stream on the Mismi was firmly identified as the most distant source of the Amazon River in 1996; this finding was confirmed in 2001 and agai ...
,
Quehuisha and Jatunpila and south of Minaspata. Some of the nearest villages are Tambomayo and Surihuire.
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See also
* Huallatane
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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