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Yana Ranra (Apurímac)

Coordinates: 14°34′26″S 72°47′20″W / 14.57389°S 72.78889°W / -14.57389; -72.78889
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Yana Ranra
Yana Ranra is located in Peru
Yana Ranra
Yana Ranra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,002 m (16,411 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°34′26″S 72°47′20″W / 14.57389°S 72.78889°W / -14.57389; -72.78889
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Yana Ranra (Quechua yana black, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "black stony ground", also spelled Yanaranra) is 5,002-metre-high (16,411 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Yana Ranra lies west of Paqu Qhawana, north of Quri Waraqa and south of Puka Urqu. South of Yana Ranra there is a small lake name Qiñwaqucha (Quechua for Polylepis lake, Queñuacocha)[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Yanaranra". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)