Yanaqucha (Quispicanchi)

Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
	Yanaqucha Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°38′55″S 70°44′01″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range	Andes

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yana Cocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Marcapata and Camanti. It lies northeast of Piki Mach'ay.

The mountain is named after a little lake northeast of it at 13°38′31″S 70°43′52″W.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
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)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)

[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)