Coordinates: 12°22′45″S 75°42′34″W / 12.37917°S 75.70944°W / -12.37917; -75.70944

Yana Urqu (Lima)

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Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Peru
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°22′45″S 75°42′34″W / 12.37917°S 75.70944°W / -12.37917; -75.70944
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orco) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana Urqu lies northwest of Uchku and a lake named Pumaqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.