Yuraq Mach'ay (Huancavelica)

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Yuraq Mach'ay
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Yuraq Mach'ay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 13°03′39″S75°00′21″W / 13.06083°S 75.00583°W / -13.06083; -75.00583 Coordinates: 13°03′39″S75°00′21″W / 13.06083°S 75.00583°W / -13.06083; -75.00583  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Yuraq Mach'ay (Quechua yuraq white, mach'ay cave, [2] "white cave", Hispanicized spelling Yurac Machay) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Yuraq Mach'ay lies north of Yana Urqu. [1]

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References

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


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