Yuraq Kancha (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Kancha.
Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°45′41″S 72°25′15″W / 14.76139°S 72.42083°W / -14.76139; -72.42083Coordinates: 14°45′41″S 72°25′15″W / 14.76139°S 72.42083°W / -14.76139; -72.42083
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Yuraq Kancha (Quechua yuraq white, kancha corral, enclosure, frame,[2] also spelled Yurajcancha) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Yuraq Kancha lies north of Minasniyuq and Qullpa K'uchu. The river Qañawimayu originates near the mountain.[1]

References

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


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