Yana Chaka (Pasco)

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Yana Chaka.
Yana Chaka
Yana Chaka is located in Peru
Yana Chaka
Yana Chaka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°34′09″S 76°40′21″W / 10.56917°S 76.67250°W / -10.56917; -76.67250[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Chaka (Quechua yana black, chaka bridge,[3] "black bridge", hispanicized spelling Yanachaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, west of a lake named Atalaya.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ^ "Cerro Puyhuanccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. ^ 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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