Yanacushman

Yanacushman
Yanacushman
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°23′49″S 76°59′20″W / 10.39694°S 76.98889°W / -10.39694; -76.98889Coordinates: 10°23′49″S 76°59′20″W / 10.39694°S 76.98889°W / -10.39694; -76.98889 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Yanacushman (possibly from Quechua yana black, kusma (or kushma in the local variant) nightdress, shirt of a woman,[2][3] "black nightdress" or "black shirt", -n a suffix) is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Yanacushman lies on the southern sub-range west of the main range, northwest of Julcán and Huacshash. It is situated between the Huayllapa valley and the Pumarinri valley.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanacushman". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)


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