Yanarahu (Huaraz-Huari-Recuay)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaraz, Huari and Recuay in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanarahu.
Yanarahu
Yanarahu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates 9°38′57″S 77°16′15″W / 9.64917°S 77.27083°W / -9.64917; -77.27083Coordinates: 9°38′57″S 77°16′15″W / 9.64917°S 77.27083°W / -9.64917; -77.27083
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Yanarahu (Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[1][2] "black snow peak", hispanicized spelling Yanaraju) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, in the Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Yanarahu lies northwest of Yanamaray and Khuchi Mach'ay.[3]

References

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

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