Yana Wachuku

Yana Wachuku
Yana Wachuku

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,012 m (16,444 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°18′58″S 76°25′26″W / 11.31611°S 76.42389°W / -11.31611; -76.42389Coordinates: 11°18′58″S 76°25′26″W / 11.31611°S 76.42389°W / -11.31611; -76.42389
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Wachuku (Quechua yana black, Ancash Quechua wachuku big belt, girdle,[2][3] "black belt" or "black girdle", hispanicized spelling Yanahuachuco) is a 5,012 m (16,444 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Carhuacayan and Marcapomacocha. It lies southeast of Allqay.[1][4]


References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanahuachuco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: Chunpi
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)


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