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°W / -13.23917; -74.79944Coordinates: 13°14′21″S 74°47′58″W / 13.23917°S 74.79944°W / -13.23917; -74.79944
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

  1. ↑ "Cerro Yahuarcocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)


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