Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha is located in Peru
Yana Uqsha
Yana Uqsha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°31′51″S 76°54′39″W / 10.53083°S 76.91083°W / -10.53083; -76.91083
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Uqsha (Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Yanaocsha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Yana Uqsha lies northwest of Pishtaq.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja – Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha
  4. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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