Yuraq Kancha

Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°45′41″S 72°25′15″W / 14.76139°S 72.42083°WCoordinates: 14°45′41″S 72°25′15″W / 14.76139°S 72.42083°W

Yuraq Kancha (Quechua yuraq white, kancha corral,[2] "white corral", hispanicized spelling Yurajcancha) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Yuraq Kancha lies north of Minasniyuq and Qullpa K'uchu. The river Qañawimayu originates near the mountain.[1]

References

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