Yana Ranra (Apurímac)

Yana Ranra
Yana Ranra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,002 m (16,411 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′26″S 72°47′20″W / 14.57389°S 72.78889°W / -14.57389; -72.78889Coordinates: 14°34′26″S 72°47′20″W / 14.57389°S 72.78889°W / -14.57389; -72.78889 
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Yana Ranra (Quechua yana black, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "black stony ground", also spelled Yanaranra) is 5,002-metre-high (16,411 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Yana Ranra lies west of Paqu Qhawana, north of Quri Waraqa and south of Puka Urqu. South of Yana Ranra there is a small lake name Qiñwaqucha (Quechua for Polylepis lake, Queñuacocha)[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanaranra". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)


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