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Yana Urqu (Jaqhichuwa)

Coordinates: 13°40′58″S 70°58′00″W / 13.68278°S 70.96667°W / -13.68278; -70.96667
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Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Peru
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°40′58″S 70°58′00″W / 13.68278°S 70.96667°W / -13.68278; -70.96667
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", Hispanicized spelling Yanaorjo) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Yana Urqu lies southeast of the mountain Jaqhichuwa.[1]

References

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