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Yana Uqhu (Apurímac)

Coordinates: 14°35′51″S 72°50′10″W / 14.59750°S 72.83611°W / -14.59750; -72.83611
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Yana Uqhu
Yana Uqhu is located in Peru
Yana Uqhu
Yana Uqhu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°35′51″S 72°50′10″W / 14.59750°S 72.83611°W / -14.59750; -72.83611
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Yana Uqhu (Quechua yana black, uqhu swamp,[2] Hispanicized spelling Yanaojo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District. Yana Uqhu lies southwest of the peaks of Quri Pawkara and south of Yuraq Qaqa.[1]

References

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