Yana Chuku

Yana Chuku
Yana Chuku

Peru

Elevation 5,058 m (16,594 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°10′02″S 74°54′49″W / 13.16722°S 74.91361°WCoordinates: 13°10′02″S 74°54′49″W / 13.16722°S 74.91361°W

Yana Chuku (Quechua yana black, chuku hat,[2] "black hat", hispanicized spelling Yanachuco) is a 5,058 m (16,594 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Angaraes Province, Lircay District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huachocolpa District.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Yanachuco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 20, 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 Angaraes Province (Huancavelica Region)