Yana Qaqa (Arequipa)

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

The Colca River and Yana Qaqa northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,173 m (16,972 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W / 15.46528°S 72.19444°W / -15.46528; -72.19444Coordinates: 15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W / 15.46528°S 72.19444°W / -15.46528; -72.19444
Geography
Yana Qaqa

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", hispanicized spelling Yanajaja) is a 5,173 m (16,972 ft) high mountain in the west of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District.[3] Yana Qaqa lies southwest of Sirani at a lake named Qucha P'unqu.

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Yanajaja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  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 Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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