| Yanawaqra | |
|---|---|
  Yanawaqra Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,730 m (15,520 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°52′58″S74°36′18″W / 13.88278°S 74.60500°W Coordinates: 13°52′58″S74°36′18″W / 13.88278°S 74.60500°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Yanawaqra (Quechua yana black, waqra horn, [2] "black horn", Hispanicized spelling Yanahuaccra) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,730 metres (15,518 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, on the border of the districts Lucanamarca and Sancos. [3]
A horn is a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals consisting of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone. Horns are distinct from antlers, which are not permanent. In mammals, true horns are found mainly among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae (pronghorn) and Bovidae.
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, 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.
