Yana Uqhu (Pasco)

Yana Uqhu
Yana Uqhu

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 10°33′21″S 76°42′27″W / 10.55583°S 76.70750°WCoordinates: 10°33′21″S 76°42′27″W / 10.55583°S 76.70750°W

Yana Uqhu (Quechua yana black, uqhu swamp,[2] "black swamp", hispanicized spelling Yanaoco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, near the border with the Lima Region. The lake southwest of Yana Uqhu is Mituqucha ("mud lake", hispanicized Mitococha).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)