Yanaqucha (Carabaya-Melgar)

Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W / 14.14333°S 70.63556°WCoordinates: 14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W / 14.14333°S 70.63556°W

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, and the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Yanaqucha lies south of the river Ninawisa (Ninahuisa).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)