Yuraccacsa or Yuraccasa (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''yuraq'' white, ''q'asa'' mountain pass, "white mountain pass") is a mountain in the west of the
Chila mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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. It is located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
Castilla Province
Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...
, on the border of the districts
Chachas and
Choco.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (Arequipa Region)] Yuraccacsa lies south of
Chila, the highest mountain in the range, and
Choquepirhua, southeast of
Asnohuañusja
Asnohuañusja (possibly from Quechua ''asnu'' donkey (from Spanish ''asno''), ''wañuy'' die, ''-sqa'' a suffix (''wañusqa'' died, dead)) is a mountain in the western part of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Arequi ...
and northeast of a lake named Cochapunco (possibly from Quechua for "lake reservoir") and the peaks of
Cerani and
Casiri.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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