Yana Chaka (Pasco)

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Yana Chaka.
Yana Chaka
Yana Chaka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°34′09″S 76°40′21″W / 10.56917°S 76.67250°W / -10.56917; -76.67250Coordinates: 10°34′09″S 76°40′21″W / 10.56917°S 76.67250°W / -10.56917; -76.67250 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Chaka (Quechua yana black, chaka bridge,[3] "black bridge", hispanicized spelling Yanachaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, west of a lake named Atalaya.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Puyhuanccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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