Yanacocha (Huachón)

Yanacocha[1] (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a 5,138-metre-high (16,857 ft) mountain and a nearby lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[1] The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huachón District, south of Huaguruncho.[3]

This article is about the mountain in the Huachón District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanacocha
Yanacocha is located in Peru
Yanacocha
Yanacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,138 m (16,857 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°33′57″S 75°56′30″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huaguruncho

The lake named Yanacocha lies west of this peak at 10°33′34″S 75°55′48″W.[1][3]

References
  1. Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)


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