Yana Kunkush

Yana Kunkush
Yana Kunkush

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°51′04″S 77°29′03″W / 9.85111°S 77.48417°W / -9.85111; -77.48417Coordinates: 9°51′04″S 77°29′03″W / 9.85111°S 77.48417°W / -9.85111; -77.48417
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash
Parent range Cordillera Negra

Yana Kunkush (Quechua yana black, Ancash Quechua kunkush Puya raimondii,[2][3] "black puya raimondii (mountain)", also spelled Yanacuncush) is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. Yana Kunkush lies southeast of Sach'a Hirka and east of a lake of that name.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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