Yana Urqu (Castrovirreyna)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°06′58″S 75°02′30″W / 13.11611°S 75.04167°W / -13.11611; -75.04167Coordinates: 13°06′58″S 75°02′30″W / 13.11611°S 75.04167°W / -13.11611; -75.04167
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District. Yana Urqu lies south of Wayra Q'asa.[1]

References

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


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