# Yanarrajo

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**Yanarrajo**[1][2] (possibly from [Quechua](/source/Quechua_language) *yana* black,[3] *rahu* snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4] "black snow peak" is a mountain in the [Cordillera Blanca](/source/Cordillera_Blanca) in the [Andes](/source/Andes) of [Peru](/source/Peru), about 5,055 metres (16,585 ft) high. It is situated in the [Ancash Region](/source/Ancash_Region), [Yungay Province](/source/Yungay_Province), in the districts [Yanama](/source/Yanama_District) and [Yungay](/source/Yungay_District).[2] Yanarrajo lies in the [Huascarán National Park](/source/Huascar%C3%A1n_National_Park), south-west of [Yanapaccha](/source/Yanapaccha), near the [Llanganuco Lakes](/source/Llanganuco_Lakes).[1]

## References

1. *Peru 1:100 000, Carhuás (19-h)*. IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region) showing "Cerro Yanarrajo"

1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ***yana*** - *adj. Negro, -gra. De color muy oscuro. || Oscuro, -ra. Que carece de luz o claridad.*

1. ["babylon.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141229085317/http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rahu/). Archived from [the original](http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rahu/) on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-05-08.

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