Yanaqucha (Ambo)

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake", Hispanicized spelling Yanacocha, Yanagocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, Ambo District.[2] It is situated between the mountains Yanahirka ("black mountain", Hispanicized Yanahirca) in the southwest and Yanaqucha in the northeast.

This article is about the lake in the Ambo Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.
Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.
Yanaqucha
LocationPeru
Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, Ambo District
Coordinates10°6′25″S 76°4′4″W

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ambo Province (Huánuco Region)


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