Yuaytacondorsenja

Coordinates: 15°22′13″S 72°11′38″W / 15.37028°S 72.19389°W / -15.37028; -72.19389
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Yuaytacondorsenja
The Colca River and Yuaytacondorsenja northwest of it (upper left edge of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,345 m (17,536 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°22′13″S 72°11′38″W / 15.37028°S 72.19389°W / -15.37028; -72.19389
Geography
Yuaytacondorsenja is located in Peru
Yuaytacondorsenja
Yuaytacondorsenja
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Yuaytacondorsenja (possibly from Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2]) is a 5,345-metre-high (17,536 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Yuaytacondorsenja lies northwest of Chila and Chila Pillune. It is situated at the end of a valley named Puncuhuaico (possibly from Quechua for p'unqu pond, dam, wayq'u valley or stream).[2] Its stream flows to Chachas Lake.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Yaytacondorsenja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 31, 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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)