Yana Uqsha (Ayacucho)

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Yana Uqsha.
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha

Location within Peru

Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°54′18″S 74°36′33″W / 13.90500°S 74.60917°WCoordinates: 13°54′18″S 74°36′33″W / 13.90500°S 74.60917°W

Yana Uqsha (Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2][3] also spelled Yana Ucsha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, on the border of the districts of Lucanamarca and Sancos. Yana Uqsha lies south of Yanawaqra and Yuraq Urqu.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha