Yana Urqu (Castrovirreyna)

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Yana Urqu
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Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°06′58″S75°02′30″W / 13.11611°S 75.04167°W / -13.11611; -75.04167 Coordinates: 13°06′58″S75°02′30″W / 13.11611°S 75.04167°W / -13.11611; -75.04167
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain, [2] "black mountain", Hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District. Yana Urqu lies south of Wayra Q'asa. [1]

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Yana Urqu or Yana Urku may refer to:

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Chuqi Warmi mountain in Peru

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Yana Urqu (Huancavelica)

Yana Urqu is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Yana Urqu lies northwest of Inqhana and northeast of Wayra Q'asa.

Yana Urqu (Chapi Urqu)

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Chapi Urqu mountain in Peru

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Yana Orjo (Chinchihuasi-Cosme) mountain in Peru

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)