Yuraq Apachita | |
Elevation M: | 5000 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Wansu |
Location: | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.9333°N -72.8136°W |
Yuraq Apachita (Quechua yuraq white, Aymara apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, Hispanicized spelling Yuraj Apacheta) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Yuraq Apachita lies southeast of Puka Willka.[1]