Yuraq Q'asa (Pumanuta)

Yuraq Q'asa or Yuraqq'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Yurac Jasa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the Nuñoa District, near a place named Pumanuta.[1]

This article is about the mountain near Pumanuta in the Nuñoa District, Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Q'asa.
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa is located in Peru
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°19′15″S 70°40′52″W
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

References
  1. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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