Yanajaja (Arequipa)

Yanajaja

The Colca River and Yana Qaqa northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,173 m (16,972 ft)
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
Yanajaja
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Yanajaja[1] (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock") is a 5,173-metre-high (16,972 ft) 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.[1] Yana Qaqa lies southwest of Sirani at a lake named Qucha P'unqu.

References

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


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