Yuraq Yaku (Aija)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°51′37″S 77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W / -9.86028; -77.50778Coordinates: 9°51′37″S 77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W / -9.86028; -77.50778
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Yuraq Yaku (Quechua yuraq white, yaku water,[2] "white water", also spelled Yurac Yaco) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District.[1]

References

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


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