Yuraq Qaqa (Cusco)
For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru, see Yuraq Qaqa. For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Yuraq Qaqa (Apurímac).
| Yuraq Qaqa | |
|---|---|
  Yuraq Qaqa Peru | |
| Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Range | Andes, Willkanuta |
| Coordinates | 13°34′35″S 71°14′23″W / 13.57639°S 71.23972°WCoordinates: 13°34′35″S 71°14′23″W / 13.57639°S 71.23972°W |
Yuraq Qaqa (Quechua yuraq white, qaqa rock,[2] "white rock", hispanicized spelling Yuracjaja) is mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Yuraq Qaqa lies southwest of Qullqip'unqu and Sinaqara where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place and southeast of Kuntur Sinqa and Qaqa Chaka. Wila Sirka is in the east beyond the Sinaqara valley.[1]