Yuraq Q'asa (Canchis-Quispicanchi)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Canchis Province and the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Q'asa.
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°54′26″S 71°21′34″W / 13.90722°S 71.35944°W / -13.90722; -71.35944Coordinates: 13°54′26″S 71°21′34″W / 13.90722°S 71.35944°W / -13.90722; -71.35944
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Yuraq Q'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Yuracjasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusipata District. Yuraq Q'asa is situated south of the mountain Ch'aqu, west of the mountain Chachakumayuq and north-east of the mountain Tiklla Q'asa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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