Yana Mach'ay

For the lake in the Pasco Region, Peru, see Warunqucha.
Yana Mach'ay
Yana Mach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°47′41″S 76°37′31″W / 10.79472°S 76.62528°W / -10.79472; -76.62528Coordinates: 10°47′41″S 76°37′31″W / 10.79472°S 76.62528°W / -10.79472; -76.62528
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Yana Mach'ay (Quechua yana black, mach'ay cave,[2] "black cave", also spelled Yanamachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District.[1]

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)


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