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Yana Yana (Lima)

Coordinates: 11°43′06″S 76°19′51″W / 11.71833°S 76.33083°W / -11.71833; -76.33083
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Yana Yana
Yana Yana is located in Peru
Yana Yana
Yana Yana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,303 m (17,398 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°43′06″S 76°19′51″W / 11.71833°S 76.33083°W / -11.71833; -76.33083
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Yana Yana (Quechua yana black,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of black color"; also spelled Yanayana) is a 5,303-metre-high (17,398 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, on the border of the districts of Carampoma, Matucana and San Mateo, north of the Rimac River. Yana Yana lies southeast of Qarwa Ranra.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Municipalidad Distrital de Carampoma". municipalidadesperuanas.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)