Yana Urqu (Canas-Canchis)

Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°24′50″S 71°13′47″W / 14.41389°S 71.22972°W / -14.41389; -71.22972Coordinates: 14°24′50″S 71°13′47″W / 14.41389°S 71.22972°W / -14.41389; -71.22972 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spellings Yanaorcco, Yanaorco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800-metre (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Langui District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Yana Urqu lies on a ridge northeast of Langui Layo Lake, northwest of Pawka.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Cerro Yanaorco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cerro Yanaorcco y Trincheras de Tupac Amaru". mincetur. Retrieved August 3, 2015.


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