Yana Uqsha (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Uqsha (disambiguation).
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 11°04′51″S 76°31′12″W / 11.08083°S 76.52000°W / -11.08083; -76.52000Coordinates: 11°04′51″S 76°31′12″W / 11.08083°S 76.52000°W / -11.08083; -76.52000
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Uqsha (Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Yanahojsha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Andamarca District. It lies southwest of Warunqucha.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha


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