Yanawara (Arequipa) Explained

Yanawara
Elevation M:5267.2
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-15.5981°N -72.3911°W

Yanawara (Quechua yana black, wara trousers,[2] "black trousers", Hispanicized spelling Yanahuara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5267.2m (17,280.8feet) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Andagua, Ayo and Machaguay. Yanawara lies south-west of P'aqu Urqu and north of Qullpa, Yanqha and Yana Urqu (Quechua for "black mountain", Hispanicized Yana Orcco).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South America Maps. . Joint Operations Graphic. July 7, 2014.
  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 Castilla Province (Arequipa Region)