Yana Kusma

For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru, see Yana Kushman.
Yana Kusma
Highest point
Elevation 4,540 m (14,900 ft)[1]
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent range Andes

Yana Kusma (Quechua yana black, kusma nightdress, shirt of a woman,[2][3] "black nightdress" or "black shirt", hispanicized spelling Yanacusma) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,540 metres (14,895 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, Sancos District.

References

  1. Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Programa Regional de Irrigación y Desarrollo Rural – PRIDER, Estudio a Nivel de Factibilidad del Proyecto: "Construcción del Sistema Integral Irrigación Caracha", 2013, p. 76: Cuadro Nº 2.5:Principales Elevaciones geográficas en Sancos (Fuente: PDC - Municipalidad Distrital de Sancos, 2004)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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