Yana Urqu (Canas-Canchis)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Canas Province and the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Peru
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°24′50″S 71°13′47″W / 14.41389°S 71.22972°W / -14.41389; -71.22972
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spellings Yanaorcco, Yanaorco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800-metre (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Langui District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Yana Urqu lies on a ridge northeast of Langui Layo Lake, northwest of Pawka.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Cerro Yanaorco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cerro Yanaorcco y Trincheras de Tupac Amaru". mincetur. Retrieved August 3, 2015.