Yanawara (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region in Peru. For other uses, see Yanawara.
Yanawara

Coropuna (snow-covered) and Yanawara (lower right rim of this image) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right)
Highest point
Elevation 5,267.2 m (17,281 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°35′53″S 72°23′28″W / 15.59806°S 72.39111°W / -15.59806; -72.39111Coordinates: 15°35′53″S 72°23′28″W / 15.59806°S 72.39111°W / -15.59806; -72.39111
Geography
Yanawara

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes

Yanawara (Quechua yana black, wara trousers,[2] "black trousers", hispanicized spelling Yanahuara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,267.2 metres (17,281 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Andagua, Ayo and Machaguay. Yanawara lies south-west of P'aqu Urqu and north of Qullpa, Yanqha and Yana Urqu (Quechua for "black mountain", hispanicized Yana Orcco).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  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 Castilla Province (Arequipa Region)
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