Yuracjasa (Chullupata) (original) (raw)

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Mountain in Peru

Yuracjasa
Yuracjasa is located in PeruYuracjasaYuracjasaPeru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°11′45″S 70°33′9″W / 14.19583°S 70.55250°W / -14.19583; -70.55250
Naming
Language of name Quechua
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Yuracjasa (possibly from Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the north of the Nuñoa District, near Chullupata.[1]

  1. ^ a b 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.