Yana Yaku

Yana Yaku (Quechua yana black, yaku water,[2] "black water", Hispanicized spelling Yanayacu) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District. Yana Yaku lies between Qarwaqucha in the southeast and Quñuqranra in the northwest, west of Rumi Cruz.[1]

Yana Yaku
Yana Yaku is located in Peru
Yana Yaku
Yana Yaku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°54′35″S 77°57′48″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeCordillera Negra

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Santa Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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