Yuraq Kallapu
Yuraq Kallapu (Quechua yuraq white, Aymara kallapu stairs close to the walls, step of the stairs in a mine; buttress, wood to prop up,[2][3] possibly meaning "white stairs", hispanicized spelling Yuraccalapo, Yurajalapu) is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District,[1] northwest of Chawpi Hanka.
| Yuraq Kallapu | |
|---|---|
  Yuraq Kallapu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 10°00′08″S 77°02′26″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Wallanka |
The name of the mountain correlates with the name of two lakes at its feet, Yuraq Kallapu (hispanicized Yurac Calapu) and Kallapuyuq ("the one with stairs", also spelled Calupuyoc), and the name of a valley (Calupuyoc).[1]
References
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- Boletín de la Academía Peruana de la Lengua Vol. 51, N.º 51, June 2011, Lima, p.22
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