Yana Urqu (Lima)

Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°22′45″S 75°42′34″W / 12.37917°S 75.70944°W / -12.37917; -75.70944Coordinates: 12°22′45″S 75°42′34″W / 12.37917°S 75.70944°W / -12.37917; -75.70944 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orco) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana Urqu lies northwest of Uchku and a lake named Pumaqucha.[1]

References

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


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