Yana Qaqa

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Qaqa.
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,500 m (18,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W / 13.78778°S 71.18389°W / -13.78778; -71.18389Coordinates: 13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W / 13.78778°S 71.18389°W / -13.78778; -71.18389
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa, rock,[2] "black rock", hispanicized Yanajaja) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 m (18,210 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[1] Yana Qaqa lies south of the peak of Q'ampa, southwest of Qullpa Ananta, west of the river Ch'illkamayu, and east of Ausangate, close to Chilinita (Santa Catalina).

See also

References

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


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