Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa is located in Peru
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°19′15″S 70°40′52″W / 14.32083°S 70.68111°W / -14.32083; -70.68111
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

Yuraq Q'asa or Yuraqq'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Yurac Jasa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the Nuñoa District, near a place named Pumanuta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno 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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