Yana Urqu (Apurímac)

This article is about the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Peru
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°32′47″S 72°34′38″W / 14.54639°S 72.57722°W / -14.54639; -72.57722
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yanaorjo) is a mountain in the north of the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. Yana Urqu lies southwest of Willkarana and Kisu Qutu.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac 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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