Yana Chaka (Pasco)

Yana Chaka
Yana Chaka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 10°34′09″S 76°40′21″W / 10.56917°S 76.67250°W / -10.56917; -76.67250Coordinates: 10°34′09″S 76°40′21″W / 10.56917°S 76.67250°W / -10.56917; -76.67250[2]
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Chaka (Quechua yana black, chaka bridge,[3] "black bridge", hispanicized spelling Yanachaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, west of a lake named Atalaya.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. "Cerro Puyhuanccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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