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Yuraq Yaku (Aija)

Coordinates: 9°51′37″S 77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W / -9.86028; -77.50778
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Yuraq Yaku
Yuraq Yaku is located in Peru
Yuraq Yaku
Yuraq Yaku
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°51′37″S 77°30′28″W / 9.86028°S 77.50778°W / -9.86028; -77.50778
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Negra

Yuraq Yaku (Quechua yuraq white, yaku water,[2] "white water", also spelled Yurac Yaco) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District.[1]

References

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