Yanaccacca (Ancash)

Yanaccacca
Yanaccacca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°22′34″S 77°12′29″W / 9.37611°S 77.20806°W / -9.37611; -77.20806Coordinates: 9°22′34″S 77°12′29″W / 9.37611°S 77.20806°W / -9.37611; -77.20806 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Yanaccacca[1][2] (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[3] "black rock") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft).[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District, southwest of Huari.[1] The Rurichinchay River flows along its southern slope.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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