Yana Urqu (Lares)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°11′29″S 71°58′30″W / 13.19139°S 71.97500°W / -13.19139; -71.97500Coordinates: 13°11′29″S 71°58′30″W / 13.19139°S 71.97500°W / -13.19139; -71.97500 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[3] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yanaorcco) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Yana Urqu is situated northwest of Q'irayuq and northeast of Sawasiray.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Yanaorcco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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