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Yana Mach'ay

Coordinates: 10°47′41″S 76°37′31″W / 10.79472°S 76.62528°W / -10.79472; -76.62528
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Yana Mach'ay
Yana Mach'ay is located in Peru
Yana Mach'ay
Yana Mach'ay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°47′41″S 76°37′31″W / 10.79472°S 76.62528°W / -10.79472; -76.62528
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Mach'ay (Quechua yana black, mach'ay cave,[2] "black cave", also spelled Yanamachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.