Yawarqucha (Huaytará)
This article is about the mountain in the Huaytará Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yawarqucha.
| Yawarqucha | |
|---|---|
  Yawarqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,035 m (16,519 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°14′21″S 74°47′58″W / 13.23917°S 74.79944°WCoordinates: 13°14′21″S 74°47′58″W / 13.23917°S 74.79944°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Huancavelica Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha lake,[2] "blood lake", hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a 5,035 m (16,519 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Yawarqucha lies north of Wakan Q'allay.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cerro Yahuarcocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
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