Yanaqucha (San Marcos)

This article is about the mountain in the San Marcos District, Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha.
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°41′52″S 77°05′20″W / 9.69778°S 77.08889°W / -9.69778; -77.08889Coordinates: 9°41′52″S 77°05′20″W / 9.69778°S 77.08889°W / -9.69778; -77.08889
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yanaccocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,092 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, San Marcos District.[1]

The lake named Yanaqucha lies west of the peak at 9°41′49″S 77°06′14″W / 9.69694°S 77.10389°W / -9.69694; -77.10389.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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