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Yana Urqu (Apurímac)

Coordinates: 14°32′47″S 72°34′38″W / 14.54639°S 72.57722°W / -14.54639; -72.57722
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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

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  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.