Yana Q'asa

Yana Q'asa
Yana Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′40″S 70°53′42″W / 13.76111°S 70.89500°W / -13.76111; -70.89500Coordinates: 13°45′40″S 70°53′42″W / 13.76111°S 70.89500°W / -13.76111; -70.89500
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Yana Q'asa (Quechua yana black, q'asa mountain pass,[2] hispanicized spelling Yanajasa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Yana Q'asa lies south of Qullqi and Kiswarniyuq between the Parina valley and the Sayapata valley.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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