Yanahirka

Yanahirka
Yanahirka

Peru

Elevation 4,782 m (15,689 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huánuco Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 10°21′39″S 76°47′38″W / 10.36083°S 76.79389°WCoordinates: 10°21′39″S 76°47′38″W / 10.36083°S 76.79389°W

Yanahirka (Quechua yana black, hirka mountain[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yanajirca) is a 4,782 metres (15,689 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the north of the Rawra mountain range and east of the Waywash range. The mountain is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. It is situated north-west of the lake Pataqucha and south-west of the mountain Kuntur Wachanan. An intermittent stream named Luychu (Quechua for "deer",[3] hispanicized Luychos) originates on the southern slope of Yanahirka. It flows to the Waywash River (Huayhuash) which belongs to the watershed of the Marañón River.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oskar E. Busch, Peru: Die schönsten Wanderungen und Trekkingtouren. 62 Touren
  2. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)