Yanajirca (Huánuco) Explained

Yanajirca
Elevation M:4782
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Raura
Location:Peru, Huánuco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-10.3608°N -76.7939°W

Yanajirca (possibly from Quechua yana black, hirka mountain)[2] is a 4782m (15,689feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the north of the Raura mountain range and east of the Huayhuash range. The mountain is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. It is situated northwest of a lake named Patarcocha and southwest of Condorhuachanan. An intermittent stream named Luychos (Quechua for "deer", Luychu) originates on the southern slope of Yanajirca. It flows to the Huayhuash River which belongs to the watershed of the Marañón River.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Oskar E. Busch, Peru: Die schönsten Wanderungen und Trekkingtouren. 62 Touren
  2. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)