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Yanajaja

Coordinates: 13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W / 13.78778°S 71.18389°W / -13.78778; -71.18389
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Yanajaja
Yanajaja is located in Peru
Yanajaja
Yanajaja
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,550 m (18,210 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W / 13.78778°S 71.18389°W / -13.78778; -71.18389
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Yanajaja (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa, rock)[2] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 m (18,210 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[1] Yanajaja lies south of the peak of Q'ampa, southwest of Callangate, west of the river Chillcamayu, and east of Ausangate, close to Chilinita (Santa Catalina).

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi 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.