Yanahuanca

Yanahuanca

Yanahuanca

Town in Pasco, Peru

Yanahuanca is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Daniel Alcídes Carrión in the region Pasco.[1]

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Etymology

The name of the town, is a phrase composed by the Quechua adjective yana (black), and the Runasimi noun wanka ("huanca" in Spanish) that means "demarcatory stone", among other meanings;[2] for what "yanahuanca" would be understood as "black stone".

References

  1. [1]
    (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 20, 2008
  2. [2]
    Abdón Yaranga. Diccionario quechua español.

10°29′29″S 76°30′49″W


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