Yana Kunkush

Yana Kunkush
Yana Kunkush is located in Peru
Yana Kunkush
Yana Kunkush
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°51′04″S 77°29′03″W / 9.85111°S 77.48417°W / -9.85111; -77.48417
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash
Parent rangeCordillera Negra

Yana Kunkush (Quechua yana black, Ancash Quechua kunkush Puya raimondii,[2][3] "black puya raimondii (mountain)", also spelled Yanacuncush) is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. Yana Kunkush lies southeast of Sach'a Hirka and east of a lake of that name.[1][better source needed]

Sources

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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