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Llank'i
Llank'i is located in Peru
Llank'i
Llank'i
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,205 m (17,077 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Llank'i (Quechua for clay,[2] also spelled Yanque (Yanki means "exchange" or "North American" in Quechua) is a 5,205 m (17,077 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Atavillos Alto District. It lies southwest of Tuqtuqucha and northeast of the peak of Allqay.[1][3]

Llank'i is also the name of a lake southeast of the mountain at 11°16′50″S 76°27′11″W / 11.28056°S 76.45306°W / -11.28056; -76.45306. The little lake west of the mountain is named Isku (Aymara and Quechua for lime, hispanicized Isco).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Yanque". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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