Yanaqucha (Canchis)

This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,025 m (16,486 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W / 13.97694°S 70.90139°W / -13.97694; -70.90139Coordinates: 13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W / 13.97694°S 70.90139°W / -13.97694; -70.90139
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a 5,025 m (16,486 ft) high mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Yanaqucha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Rit'ipampa (Quechua for "snow plain"), north of the Wanqani River (Huancane).[1][3][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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