Yuraq Q'asa (Canchis-Quispicanchi)

Coordinates: 13°54′26″S 71°21′34″W / 13.90722°S 71.35944°W / -13.90722; -71.35944
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Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa is located in Peru
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°54′26″S 71°21′34″W / 13.90722°S 71.35944°W / -13.90722; -71.35944
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yuraq Q'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Yuracjasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusipata District. Yuraq Q'asa is situated south of the mountain Ch'aqu, west of the mountain Chachakumayuq and north-east of the mountain Tiklla Q'asa.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map 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.