Yana Kusma

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Yana Kusma
Highest point
Elevation 4,540 m (14,900 ft)  [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent range Andes

Yana Kusma (Quechua yana black, kusma nightdress, shirt of a woman, [2] [3] "black nightdress" or "black shirt", Hispanicized spelling Yanacusma) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,540 metres (14,895 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, Sancos District.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Ayacucho Region Region in 11 provinces and 111 districts, Peru

Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru.

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References

  1. ↑ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Programa Regional de Irrigación y Desarrollo Rural – PRIDER, Estudio a Nivel de Factibilidad del Proyecto: "Construcción del Sistema Integral Irrigación Caracha", 2013, p. 76: Cuadro Nº 2.5:Principales Elevaciones geográficas en Sancos (Fuente: PDC - Municipalidad Distrital de Sancos, 2004)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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