This article is about the mountain in the Cajatambo Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Uqsha (disambiguation).
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha is located in Peru
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°31′51″S 76°54′39″W / 10.53083°S 76.91083°W / -10.53083; -76.91083Coordinates: 10°31′51″S 76°54′39″W / 10.53083°S 76.91083°W / -10.53083; -76.91083
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Uqsha (Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Yanaocsha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Yana Uqsha lies northwest of Pishtaq.[1][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja – Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha
  4. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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