Yana Uqhu (Apurímac)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°35′51″S 72°50′10″W / 14.59750°S 72.83611°W / -14.59750; -72.83611Coordinates: 14°35′51″S 72°50′10″W / 14.59750°S 72.83611°W / -14.59750; -72.83611
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Yana Uqhu (Quechua yana black, uqhu swamp,[2] hispanicized spelling Yanaojo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District. Yana Uqhu lies southwest of the peaks of Quri Pawkara and south of Yuraq Qaqa.[1]

References

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


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