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Yanacucho

Coordinates: 13°49′40″S 71°09′15″W / 13.82778°S 71.15417°W / -13.82778; -71.15417
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Yanacucho
Yanacucho is located in Peru
Yanacucho
Yanacucho
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°49′40″S 71°09′15″W / 13.82778°S 71.15417°W / -13.82778; -71.15417
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Yanacucho (Quechua yana black, k'uchu corner,[2] "black corner") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Yanacucho lies southwest of the mountain named Comercocha and northwest of Cóndor Tuco.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.