Yana Urqu (Ocongate-Quiquijana)

This article is about the mountain in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,644.8 m (15,239 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°45′52″S 71°27′2″W / 13.76444°S 71.45056°W / -13.76444; -71.45056Coordinates: 13°45′52″S 71°27′2″W / 13.76444°S 71.45056°W / -13.76444; -71.45056
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana, black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", hispanicized spelling Yana Orjo, erroneously also Yana Orja) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,644.8 metres (15,239 ft) high. It is situated in the Quispicanchi Province, at the border of the districts Ocongate and Quiquijana.

An intermittent stream originates south of Yana Urqu. It flows through the Ninapampa (Ninabamba) or Qunchupata (Cunchopata) valley to reach the river Huch'uymayu (Quechua for "little river", Uchuymayu). Huch'uymayu is a right tributary of the Willkanuta River. The confluence is north of Quiquijana.[3]

References

  1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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