Yana Orjo (Canchis)

Yana Orjo
Yana Orjo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°53′49″S 71°07′50″W / 13.89694°S 71.13056°W / -13.89694; -71.13056Coordinates: 13°53′49″S 71°07′50″W / 13.89694°S 71.13056°W / -13.89694; -71.13056 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota mountain range

Yana Orjo (possibly from Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Yana Orjo lies west of the lake Sibinacocha. It is situated south of the mountains Cóndor Tuco and Chuallani, northeast of Orco Puñuna and east of Othaña.[1]

References

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