Yuraq Mach'ay (Huancavelica)

For the archaeological site in the Pasco Region, Peru, see Yuraq Mach'ay.
Yuraq Mach'ay
Yuraq Mach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°03′39″S 75°00′21″W / 13.06083°S 75.00583°W / -13.06083; -75.00583Coordinates: 13°03′39″S 75°00′21″W / 13.06083°S 75.00583°W / -13.06083; -75.00583
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Yuraq Mach'ay (Quechua yuraq white, mach'ay cave,[2] "white cave", Hispanicized spelling Yurac Machay) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Yuraq Mach'ay lies north of Yana Urqu.[1]

References

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


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