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Yana Urqu (Puno)

Coordinates: 14°17′55″S 69°46′12″W / 14.29861°S 69.77000°W / -14.29861; -69.77000
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Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Peru
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°17′55″S 69°46′12″W / 14.29861°S 69.77000°W / -14.29861; -69.77000
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,000 ft) high . It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District. It lies near Ariquma.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.