Yanajaja

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanajaja.

Yanajaja
Yanajaja Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,550 m (18,210 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°47′16″S 71°11′02″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

Yanajaja (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa, rock)[2] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 m (18,210 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[1] Yanajaja lies south of the peak of Q'ampa, southwest of Callangate, west of the river Chillcamayu, and east of Ausangate, close to Chilinita (Santa Catalina).

See also

• Huayruro Punco

References

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