Yana K'uchu

Yana K'uchu
Yana K'uchu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°49′40″S 71°09′15″W / 13.82778°S 71.15417°W / -13.82778; -71.15417Coordinates: 13°49′40″S 71°09′15″W / 13.82778°S 71.15417°W / -13.82778; -71.15417
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Yana K'uchu (Quechua yana black, k'uchu corner,[2] "black corner", hispanicized spelling Yanacucho) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Yana K'uchu lies southwest of the mountain named Q'umirqucha and northwest of Kuntur T'uqu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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