Yana Uqhu (Pasco)

This article is about the mountain in the Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Uqhu.
Yana Uqhu
Yana Uqhu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°33′21″S 76°42′27″W / 10.55583°S 76.70750°W / -10.55583; -76.70750Coordinates: 10°33′21″S 76°42′27″W / 10.55583°S 76.70750°W / -10.55583; -76.70750
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Uqhu (Quechua yana black, uqhu swamp,[2] "black swamp", hispanicized spelling Yanaoco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, near the border with the Lima Region. The lake southwest of Yana Uqhu is Mituqucha ("mud lake", hispanicized Mitococha).[1]

References

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


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