Taulliraju

Taulliraju
Highest point
Elevation5,830 m (19,130 ft)
Coordinates8°53′33″S 77°34′45″W / 8.89250°S 77.57917°W / -8.89250; -77.57917
Geography
Taulliraju is located in Peru
Taulliraju
Taulliraju
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Taulliraju[1][2] (possibly from Quechua tawlli a kind of legume,[3] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,830 metres (19,127 ft) high[2] (other sources cite 6,303 metres (20,679 ft) of elevation).[1] It is located between the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba in the region of Ancash. Taulliraju lies inside Huascarán National Park, south east of Pucajirca and east of Rinrijirca.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ^ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticabamba, in LETRAS, Órgano de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas , Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 2002: tawlli - Tipo de legumbre, muy parecido al chocho
  4. ^ babylon.com Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine