Yuaytacondorsenja

Yuaytacondorsenja
The Colca River and Yuaytacondorsenja northwest of it (upper left edge of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,345 m (17,536 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°22′13″S 72°11′38″W / 15.37028°S 72.19389°W / -15.37028; -72.19389Coordinates: 15°22′13″S 72°11′38″W / 15.37028°S 72.19389°W / -15.37028; -72.19389 
Geography
Yuaytacondorsenja
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Yuaytacondorsenja (possibly from Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2]) is a 5,345-metre-high (17,536 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Yuaytacondorsenja lies northwest of Chila and Chila Pillune. It is situated at the end of a valley named Puncuhuaico (possibly from Quechua for p'unqu pond, dam, wayq'u valley or stream).[2] Its stream flows to Chachas Lake.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yaytacondorsenja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. 1 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 Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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