Yuraq Q'asa (Pumanuta)

This article is about the mountain near Pumanuta 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 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°19′15″S 70°40′52″W / 14.32083°S 70.68111°W / -14.32083; -70.68111Coordinates: 14°19′15″S 70°40′52″W / 14.32083°S 70.68111°W / -14.32083; -70.68111
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Yuraq Q'asa or Yuraqq'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Yurac Jasa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the Nuñoa District, near a place named Pumanuta.[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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