Yuraq Yaku | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 9°51′37″S77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W Coordinates: 9°51′37″S77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Yuraq Yaku (Quechua yuraq white, yaku water, [2] "white water", also spelled Yurac Yaco) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District. [1]
The Cordillera Negra is part of the Cordillera Occidental, one of three mountain ranges in the Andes of west central Peru. It is almost entirely located within the Ancash Region.
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.
The Pallasca Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
The Aija Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
The Huari Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is Huari.
Aija District is one of 5 districts in Aija Province, Ancash Region, Peru.
Yuracmarca or Yuraq Marka is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Yuracmarca.
The Dos de Mayo Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of La Unión.
The Huacaybamba Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacaybamba.
Yuracyacu is one of nine districts of the province Rioja in Peru.
Yuracyacu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It lies northeast of Queshque.
Yana Yaku is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District. Yana Yaku lies between Qarwaqucha in the southeast and Quñuqranra in the northwest, west of Rumi Cruz.
Puka Hirka is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, on the border of the districts of Aija and La Merced, in the Huaraz Province, Huaraz District, and in the Recuay Province, Recuay District.
Puka Hirka or Pukahirka may refer to:
Yuraq Kallapu is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District, northwest of Chawpi Hanka.
Yuraq Yaku is a 3,232-metre-high (10,604 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality. Yuraq Yaku lies southeast of Inka Laqaya.
Sach'a Hirka is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region on the border of the Aija Province, Aija District, and the Recuay Province, Catac District. Sach'a Hirka lies northwest of Yana Kunkush.
Puma Wayin may refer to:
Puma Wayin is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, La Merced District.
Yuraq Yaku may refer to:
Yuraq Punta is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Cajacay District, and in the Ocros Province, Cajamarquilla District.
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