Yuracyacu (Huari)

This article is about the mountain in the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Yaku.
Yuracyacu
Yuracyacu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°44′26″S 77°12′54″W / 9.74056°S 77.21500°W / -9.74056; -77.21500Coordinates: 9°44′26″S 77°12′54″W / 9.74056°S 77.21500°W / -9.74056; -77.21500
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Yuracyacu (possibly from Quechua Yuraq Yaku, yuraq white, yaku water,[2] "white water") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It lies northeast of Queshque.[1]

References

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


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