Yanaqucha (San Marcos)

Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
	Yanaqucha Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates	9°41′52″S 77°05′20″W
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.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash 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 Huari Province (Ancash Region)

[laime-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)