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Yana Uqsha (Lima)

Coordinates: 11°04′51″S 76°31′12″W / 11.08083°S 76.52000°W / -11.08083; -76.52000
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Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha is located in Peru
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°04′51″S 76°31′12″W / 11.08083°S 76.52000°W / -11.08083; -76.52000
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Uqsha (Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Yanahojsha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Andamarca District. It lies southwest of Warunqucha.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha