Yanarahu (Huaraz-Huari-Recuay)
This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaraz, Huari and Recuay in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanarahu.
| Yanarahu | |
|---|---|
  Yanarahu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°38′57″S 77°16′15″W / 9.64917°S 77.27083°WCoordinates: 9°38′57″S 77°16′15″W / 9.64917°S 77.27083°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Yanarahu (Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[1][2] "black snow peak", hispanicized spelling Yanaraju) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, in the Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Yanarahu lies northwest of Yanamaray and Khuchi Mach'ay.[3]
References
- ↑ babylon.com
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
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