| Yana Ucsha | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Huaytapallana |
Yana Ucsha (possibly from Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass, Hispanicized spellings Yana Ucsha, Yanaucsha, Yanauscha, Yanahucsha, also Yanauksha) is a ridge in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is also the name of a small lake at its feet at 11°55′58″S 75°2′30″W / 11.93278°S 75.04167°W / -11.93278; -75.04167.
The ridge is situated in the southern part of the main sector of the range, south of Huaytapallana. It lies in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District.
Beside the lake Yana Ucsha there are two larger lakes nearby named Jatuncocha and Carhuacocha.
References
- ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Yana Ucsha (Yana Uqsha) south-west of Nevado Cochas and west of the lake atuncocha (Hatunqucha, not shown, unnamed)
- monografias.com showing the location of Yanahucsha (Yana Uqsha) north-east of the lake Jatuncocha (Hatunqucha)
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