Llank'i

Llank'i
Llank'i

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,205 m (17,077 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°16′11″S 76°27′29″W / 11.26972°S 76.45806°W / -11.26972; -76.45806Coordinates: 11°16′11″S 76°27′29″W / 11.26972°S 76.45806°W / -11.26972; -76.45806
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Llank'i (Quechua for clay,[2] also spelled Yanque (Yanki means "exchange" or "North American" in Quechua) is a 5,205 m (17,077 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Atavillos Alto District. It lies southwest of Tuqtuqucha and northeast of the peak of Allqay.[1][3]

Llank'i is also the name of a lake southeast of the mountain at 11°16′50″S 76°27′11″W / 11.28056°S 76.45306°W / -11.28056; -76.45306. The little lake west of the mountain is named Isku (Aymara and Quechua for lime, hispanicized Isco).[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanque". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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