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Yuracjaja (Cusco)

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(Redirected from Yuraq Qaqa (Cusco)) Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Qaqa.
Yuracjaja
Yuracjaja is located in PeruYuracjajaYuracjajaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates13°34′35″S 71°14′23″W / 13.57639°S 71.23972°W / -13.57639; -71.23972
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Yuracjaja (possibly from Quechua yuraq white, qaqa rock, "white rock") is mountain in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Yuracjaja lies southwest of Jolljepunco and Cinajara where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place and southeast of Condorsenja and Jajachaca. Vilacirca is in the east beyond the Cinajara valley.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco 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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