Yuraq Q'asa (Chullupata)

This article is about the mountain near Chullupata in the Nuñoa District, Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Q'asa.
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°11′45″S 70°33′9″W / 14.19583°S 70.55250°W / -14.19583; -70.55250Coordinates: 14°11′45″S 70°33′9″W / 14.19583°S 70.55250°W / -14.19583; -70.55250
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Yuraq Q'asa or Yuraqq'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Yuracjasa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the north of the Nuñoa District, near Chullupata.[1]

References

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


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