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Yana Wachuku

Coordinates: 11°18′58″S 76°25′26″W / 11.31611°S 76.42389°W / -11.31611; -76.42389
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Yana Wachuku
Yana Wachuku is located in Peru
Yana Wachuku
Yana Wachuku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,012 m (16,444 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°18′58″S 76°25′26″W / 11.31611°S 76.42389°W / -11.31611; -76.42389
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Wachuku (Quechua yana black, Ancash Quechua wachuku big belt, girdle,[2][3] "black belt" or "black girdle", Hispanicized spelling Yanahuachuco) is a 5,012-metre-high (16,444 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Carhuacayan and Marcapomacocha. It lies southeast of Allqay.[1][4]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Yanahuachuco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. see: Chunpi
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)