Yuraq Qaqa (Apurímac)

This article is about the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Qaqa.
Yuraq Qaqa
Yuraq Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°35′08″S 72°50′29″W / 14.58556°S 72.84139°W / -14.58556; -72.84139Coordinates: 14°35′08″S 72°50′29″W / 14.58556°S 72.84139°W / -14.58556; -72.84139
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Yuraq Qaqa (Quechua yuraq white, qaqa rock,[2] "white rock", hispanicized spelling Yuracjaja) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District. Yuraq Qaqa lies west of the peaks of Quri Pawkara and southeast of Kuntur Wasi.[1]

References

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


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