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Yanajaja (Arequipa)

Coordinates: 15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W / 15.46528°S 72.19444°W / -15.46528; -72.19444
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Yanajaja
The Colca River and Yanajaja northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,173 m (16,972 ft)
Coordinates15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W / 15.46528°S 72.19444°W / -15.46528; -72.19444
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Yanajaja is located in Peru
Yanajaja
Yanajaja
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Yanajaja[1] (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock") is a 5,173-metre-high (16,972 ft) mountain in the west of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District.[1] Yanajaja lies southwest of Cerani at a lake named Cochapunco.

References

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