Yana Urqu (Urubamba)

Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu (center-left) as seen from Ollantaytambo
Highest point
Elevation 4,460 m (14,630 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°16′24″S 72°18′18″W / 13.27333°S 72.30500°W / -13.27333; -72.30500Coordinates: 13°16′24″S 72°18′18″W / 13.27333°S 72.30500°W / -13.27333; -72.30500[1]
Geography
Yana Urqu
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", Hispanicized spelling Yanaorjo) is a 4,460-metre-high (14,633 ft) mountain in the eastern extensions of the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, southwest of Ollantaytambo.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanaorjo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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