Yana Uqhu (Pasco)
Yana Uqhu | |
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![]() ![]() Yana Uqhu Peru | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
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Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
Range | Andes |
Coordinates | 10°33′21″S 76°42′27″W / 10.55583°S 76.70750°WCoordinates: 10°33′21″S 76°42′27″W / 10.55583°S 76.70750°W |
Yana Uqhu (Quechua yana black, uqhu swamp,[2] "black swamp", hispanicized spelling Yanaoco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, near the border with the Lima Region. The lake southwest of Yana Uqhu is Mituqucha ("mud lake", hispanicized Mitococha).[1]