Yana Urqu (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu (disambiguation).
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Peru
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°17′55″S 69°46′12″W / 14.29861°S 69.77000°W / -14.29861; -69.77000
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,000 ft) high . It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District. It lies near Ariquma.[1]

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