Jatunyurac Caca
Jatunyurac Caca is located in Peru
Jatunyurac Caca
Jatunyurac Caca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°12′32″S 70°38′48″W / 14.20889°S 70.64667°W / -14.20889; -70.64667
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jatunyurac Caca (possibly from Quechua hatun big, yuraq white, qaqa rock,[2] "big white rock") is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Jatunyurac Caca lies southwest of the mountain Collpacaja, east of Yaretani and north of a lower mountain named Yuracgaga.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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