Yana P'unqu

Yana P'unqu
Yana P'unqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°22′00″S 75°41′08″W / 12.36667°S 75.68556°W / -12.36667; -75.68556Coordinates: 12°22′00″S 75°41′08″W / 12.36667°S 75.68556°W / -12.36667; -75.68556
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Yana P'unqu (Quechua yana black, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] "black pond", also spelled Yanapunco) is mountain Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana P'unqu lies north of a lake named Pumaqucha.[1]

References

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


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