Yana Ranra

For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Yana Ranra (Apurímac). For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Yana Ranra (Huancavelica).
Yana Ranra
Yana Ranra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°26′03″S 71°01′36″W / 14.43417°S 71.02667°W / -14.43417; -71.02667Coordinates: 14°26′03″S 71°01′36″W / 14.43417°S 71.02667°W / -14.43417; -71.02667
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes, La Raya

Yana Ranra (Quechua yana black, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "black stony ground", also spelled Yanarangra) is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Layo District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Yana Ranra lies near the La Raya pass northwest of Chimpulla and Kunka and southwest of Huch'uy K'uchu. It is situated at the Hatun K'uchu valley ("big corner", Atuncucho) whose stream flows to the Willkanuta River.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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