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Yanawaqra

Coordinates: 13°52′58″S 74°36′18″W / 13.88278°S 74.60500°W / -13.88278; -74.60500
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Yanawaqra
Yanawaqra is located in Peru
Yanawaqra
Yanawaqra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,730 m (15,520 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°52′58″S 74°36′18″W / 13.88278°S 74.60500°W / -13.88278; -74.60500
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yanawaqra (Quechua yana black, waqra horn,[2] "black horn", Hispanicized spelling Yanahuaccra) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,730 metres (15,518 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, on the border of the districts Lucanamarca and Sancos.[3]

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  1. ^ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Programa Regional de Irrigación y Desarrollo Rural – PRIDER, Estudio a Nivel de Factibilidad del Proyecto: "Construcción del Sistema Integral Irrigación Caracha", 2013, p. 76: Cuadro Nº 2.5:Principales Elevaciones geográficas en Sancos (Fuente: PDC - Municipalidad Distrital de Sancos, 2004)
  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 Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)