Yana Chuku (Pasco)

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Yana Chuku.
Yana Chuku
Yana Chuku

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,996 m (16,391 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°27′12″S 75°53′27″W / 10.45333°S 75.89083°W / -10.45333; -75.89083Coordinates: 10°27′12″S 75°53′27″W / 10.45333°S 75.89083°W / -10.45333; -75.89083
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Chuku (Quechua yana black, chuku hat,[2] "black hat", also named Yanachuco Grande) is a mountain and a ridge in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. The ridge extends to the northeast along the Ranra Kancha and Yana K'uchu valleys.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanachuco Grande". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)


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