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Yana Urqu (Canas-Canchis)

Coordinates: 14°24′50″S 71°13′47″W / 14.41389°S 71.22972°W / -14.41389; -71.22972
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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]
Coordinates14°24′50″S 71°13′47″W / 14.41389°S 71.22972°W / -14.41389; -71.22972
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spellings Yanaorcco, Yanaorco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800-metre (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Langui District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Yana Urqu lies on a ridge northeast of Langui Layo Lake, northwest of Pawka.[1][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Cerro Yanaorco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cerro Yanaorcco y Trincheras de Tupac Amaru". mincetur. Retrieved August 3, 2015.