Yana Orjo (Canchis)

This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Orjo
Yana Orjo is located in Peru
Yana Orjo
Yana Orjo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°53′49″S 71°07′50″W / 13.89694°S 71.13056°W / -13.89694; -71.13056
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota mountain range

Yana Orjo (possibly from Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Yana Orjo lies west of the lake Sibinacocha. It is situated south of the mountains Cóndor Tuco and Chuallani, northeast of Orco Puñuna and east of Othaña.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.