Yana Urqu (Puno)

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

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°17′55″S 69°46′12″W / 14.29861°S 69.77000°W / -14.29861; -69.77000Coordinates: 14°17′55″S 69°46′12″W / 14.29861°S 69.77000°W / -14.29861; -69.77000
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,000 ft) high . It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District. It lies near Ariquma.[1]

References

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


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