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Yuracjasa (Chullupata)

Coordinates: 14°11′45″S 70°33′9″W / 14.19583°S 70.55250°W / -14.19583; -70.55250
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Yuracjasa
Yuracjasa is located in Peru
Yuracjasa
Yuracjasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°11′45″S 70°33′9″W / 14.19583°S 70.55250°W / -14.19583; -70.55250
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Yuracjasa (possibly from Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the north of the Nuñoa District, near Chullupata.[1]

References

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