Yanajaja

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanajaja.
Yanajaja
Yanajaja

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,500 m (18,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W / 13.78778°S 71.18389°W / -13.78778; -71.18389Coordinates: 13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W / 13.78778°S 71.18389°W / -13.78778; -71.18389
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Yanajaja (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa, rock)[2] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 m (18,210 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[1] Yanajaja lies south of the peak of Q'ampa, southwest of Qullpa Ananta, west of the river Ch'illkamayu, and east of Ausangate, close to Chilinita (Santa Catalina).

See also

References

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


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