Yarq'asqa

Yarq'asqa
Yarq'asqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°49′27″S 75°15′02″W / 12.82417°S 75.25056°W / -12.82417; -75.25056Coordinates: 12°49′27″S 75°15′02″W / 12.82417°S 75.25056°W / -12.82417; -75.25056
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Yarq'asqa (Quechua yarq'a artificial canal, -sqa a suffix,[2] "canalized", hispanicized spelling Yarjasca) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Ascensión District. Yarq'asqa lies southwest of Sitaq.[1]

References

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