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Yana Ranra

Coordinates: 14°26′03″S 71°01′36″W / 14.43417°S 71.02667°W / -14.43417; -71.02667
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Yana Ranra
Yana Ranra is located in Peru
Yana Ranra
Yana Ranra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°26′03″S 71°01′36″W / 14.43417°S 71.02667°W / -14.43417; -71.02667
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Canchis Province
Parent rangeAndes, La Raya

Yana Ranra (Quechua yana black, ranra stony; stony ground,[2][3] "black stony ground", also spelled Yanarangra) is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Layo District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Yana Ranra lies near the La Raya pass northwest of Chimpulla and Kunka and southwest of Huch'uy K'uchu. It is situated at the Hatun K'uchu valley ("big corner", Atuncucho) whose stream flows to the Willkanuta River.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)