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Yuraq Apachita (Arequipa)

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Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
4,200 m

Yuraq Apachita (Arequipa)

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Caylloma Province

Yuraq Apachita (Quechua yuraq white, Aymara apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, hispanicized spelling Yurac Apacheta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Yura District, and in the Caylloma Province, Huanca District.

Map of Yuraq Apachita, Peru

References

Yuraq Apachita (Arequipa) Wikipedia