Yana Urqu (Urubamba)

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", Hispanicized spelling Yanaorjo) is a 4,460-metre-high (14,633 ft) mountain in the eastern extensions of the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, southwest of Ollantaytambo.[3]

This article is about the mountain in the Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu (center-left) as seen from Ollantaytambo
Highest point
Elevation4,460 m (14,630 ft) [1]
Coordinates13°16′24″S 72°18′18″W [1]
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Yana Urqu
Peru
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. "Cerro Yanaorjo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  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 Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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