Yanawara (Arequipa)

Yanawara
Yanawara

Peru

Elevation 5,267.2 m (17,281 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 15°35′53″S 72°23′28″W / 15.59806°S 72.39111°WCoordinates: 15°35′53″S 72°23′28″W / 15.59806°S 72.39111°W

Yanawara (Quechua yana black, wara trousers,[2] "black trousers", hispanicized spelling Yanahuara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,267.2 metres (17,281 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Andagua, Ayo and Machaguay. Yanawara lies south-west of the mountain P'aqu Urqu and north of the mountains Qullpa, Yanqha and Yana Urqu (Quechua for "black moutnain", hispanicized Yana Orcco).[3]

References

  1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  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 Castilla Province (Arequipa Region)