Yana Uqsha (Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Uqsha (disambiguation).
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°54′18″S 74°36′33″W / 13.90500°S 74.60917°W / -13.90500; -74.60917Coordinates: 13°54′18″S 74°36′33″W / 13.90500°S 74.60917°W / -13.90500; -74.60917
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent range Andes

Yana Uqsha (Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2][3] also spelled Yana Ucsha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, on the border of the districts of Lucanamarca and Sancos. Yana Uqsha lies south of Yanawaqra and Yuraq Urqu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha


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