Yanaccacca (Moquegua)

This article is about the mountain in Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaccacca.
Yanaccacca

Satellite image of Ubinas volcano (on the left) and Yanaccacca southeast of it
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates 16°23′28″S 70°48′43″W / 16.39111°S 70.81194°W / -16.39111; -70.81194Coordinates: 16°23′28″S 70°48′43″W / 16.39111°S 70.81194°W / -16.39111; -70.81194
Geography
Yanaccacca

Peru

Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Yanaccacca (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[1] "black rock") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, on the border of the districts of Matalaque and Ubinas. Yanaccacca lies southeast of the active Ubinas volcano.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)


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