Yuraq Yaku (Aija)

Yuraq Yaku
Yuraq Yaku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°51′37″S 77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W / -9.86028; -77.50778Coordinates: 9°51′37″S 77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W / -9.86028; -77.50778 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Yuraq Yaku (Quechua yuraq white, yaku water,[2] "white water", also spelled Yurac Yaco) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District.[1]

References

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


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