Yanaorcco (Calca)

This article is about the mountain in the Lares District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yanaorcco
Yanaorcco is located in Peru
Yanaorcco
Yanaorcco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°11′29″S 71°58′30″W / 13.19139°S 71.97500°W / -13.19139; -71.97500[2]
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Yanaorcco (possibly from Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[3] "black mountain") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Yanaorcco is situated northwest of Ccerayoc and northeast of Sahuasiray.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ "Cerro Yanaorcco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.