Yawar Q'asa

Yawar Q'asa
Yawar Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°59′40″S 75°08′47″W / 12.99444°S 75.14639°W / -12.99444; -75.14639Coordinates: 12°59′40″S 75°08′47″W / 12.99444°S 75.14639°W / -12.99444; -75.14639
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Yawar Q'asa (Quechua yawar blood, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "blood pass", hispanicized spelling Yahuarjasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Ana. Yawar Q'asa lies southwest of Antarasu[1]

References

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


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