Yanajaja (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanajaja.

Yanajaja^[1] (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,^[2] "black rock") is a 5,173-metre-high (16,972 ft) mountain in the west of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District.^[1] Yanajaja lies southwest of Cerani at a lake named Cochapunco.

Yanajaja
The Colca River and Yanajaja northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation	5,173 m (16,972 ft)
Coordinates	15°27′55″S 72°11′40″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Yanajaja Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range	Andes, Chila

References

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