Yana Urqu (Canchis)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°53′49″S 71°07′50″W / 13.89694°S 71.13056°W / -13.89694; -71.13056Coordinates: 13°53′49″S 71°07′50″W / 13.89694°S 71.13056°W / -13.89694; -71.13056
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Yana Urqu lies west of the lake Siwinaqucha. It is situated south of the mountains Kuntur T'uqu and Chuwallani, northeast of Urqu Puñuna and east of Utt'aña.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map 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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