Contrahierbas

Contrahierbas
Yanarraju, Ruricocha
Highest point
Elevation	5,954 m (19,534 ft)
Coordinates	9°06′22″S77°29′25″W / 9.10611°S 77.49028°W / -9.10611; -77.49028
Geography
Contrahierbas Peru
Location	Ancash, Peru
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Contrahierbas, ^{[1] [2] [3]} also called Yanarraju ^[4] (possibly from Quechua yana black, ^[5] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) ^[6] or Ruricocha ^{[3] [2]} (possibly from Quechua ruri inside, Ancash Quechua ruri interior; inside; deep; valley or little river; qucha lake), ^{[7] [8]} is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,954 metres (19,534 ft) high. ^[4] It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay. Contrahierbas is located inside Huascarán National Park, northeast of Hualcán. ^{[1] [4]}

See also

• Quishuar (archaeological site)
• Huacramarca
• Yanarraju Lake

References

1. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN   3-928777-57-2.
2. "Nevado Contrahierbas - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
3. Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 76. ISBN   9780953608720.
4. Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
5. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: yana - adj. Negro, -gra. De color muy oscuro. || Oscuro, -ra. Que carece de luz o claridad.
6. "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
7. Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (pdf)
8. Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007