Yarq'asqa

Yarq'asqa
Yarq'asqa is located in Peru
Yarq'asqa
Yarq'asqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°49′27″S 75°15′02″W / 12.82417°S 75.25056°W / -12.82417; -75.25056
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Yarq'asqa (Quechua yarq'a artificial canal, -sqa a suffix,[2] "canalized", Hispanicized spelling Yarjasca) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Ascensión District. Yarq'asqa lies southwest of Sitaq.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica 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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