Yana Urqu (Chapi Urqu)

This article is about the mountain near Chapi Urqu, Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,890 m (16,040 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°05′07″S 74°58′41″W / 13.08528°S 74.97806°W / -13.08528; -74.97806Coordinates: 13°05′07″S 74°58′41″W / 13.08528°S 74.97806°W / -13.08528; -74.97806
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yanaorcco) is a 4,890 m (16,040 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Yana Urqu lies southeast of Chapi Urqu and northeast of Inqhana.[3]

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Huachocolpa 1944, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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 Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
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