Yuraq Kancha (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Kancha.
Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha is located in Peru
Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°45′41″S 72°25′15″W / 14.76139°S 72.42083°W / -14.76139; -72.42083
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Yuraq Kancha (Quechua yuraq white, kancha corral, enclosure, frame,[2] also spelled Yurajcancha) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Yuraq Kancha lies north of Minasniyuq and Qullpa K'uchu. The river Qañawimayu originates near the mountain.[1]

References

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


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