Yana Qaqa (Arequipa)

For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Yana Qaqa.
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,173 m (16,972 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W / 15.46528°S 72.19444°W / -15.46528; -72.19444Coordinates: 15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W / 15.46528°S 72.19444°W / -15.46528; -72.19444
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", hispanicized spelling Yanajaja) is a 5,173 m (16,972 ft) high mountain in the west of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District.[3] Yana Qaqa lies southwest of Sirani at a lake named Qucha P'unqu.

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Yanajaja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  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 Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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